Tynwald Hill
Description: Tynwald Hill is located in the village of St John's in the Isle of Man (NGR 228167 480962). Brown's Popular Guide to the Isle of Man, 2nd Edition of 1876 says, "200 yards beyond the church is the grass-covered mound called 'Tynwald Hill', in Manx called Cronk-y-Keillown, i.e., St John's Church Hill. It is one of the most interesting antiquities in the Island - interesting from the fact that here, for hundreds of years, the Manx people have annually gathered in thousands for the purpose of hearing read, and promulgated, the laws which have during the previous year been passed by the Legislature of the Island. The annual ceremony of promulgation takes place on the 5th of July. A fair is held on the plain adjoining the hill, and adds materially to the bustle. From early in the morning hundreds of vehicles may be seen coming along the roads leading to St John's, and the railway trains are crowded to excess. The highway from Douglas is especially animated on the occasion."
NGR Easting: 228167
NGR Northing: 480962
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Library:
- Laws on the Tynwald, 1795: by John 'Warwick: Smith - Tynwald Christmas Card
- Empire Battle Hymn, Tune Tynwald
- Report of the Select Committee of Tynwald on Ballacarmel Holiday Cottages
- Memorandum presented to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (Lord Raglan), and Members of the Tynwald Court on Tynwald Hill, Wednesday July 5, 1916. [The People's Protest]
- Manx Museum, Library and Art Gallery Bill: report of debate on second reading and clauses [in Tynwald] which mentions objections to the proposed compulsory legal deposit of publications
- Standing Orders of the Tynwald Court with reference to Railway Bills 1871
- Reports of Boards of Tynwald and of Committees of the Manx Legislature, etc. 1936
- Reports of Boards of Tynwald and of Committees of the Manx Legislature, etc. 1938
- Reports of Boards of Tynwald and of Committees of the Manx Legislature, etc. 1949
- Reports of Boards of Tynwald and of Committees of the Manx Legislature, etc. 1946
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Archives:
- Copies of Watterson family details extracted from a family Bible
- 'Tynwald Hill'
- 25'' Ordnance Survey map of St John's
- Proclamation of Edward VII at Tynwald
- Tynwald Hill
- Tynwald fair
- Hall Caine at Tynwald
- Lieutenant Governor Sir Ambrose Dundas and attendants leaving Tynwald Hill
- The ship Tynwald III at Peel breakwater
- S.S. Tynwald
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