Ward & Lock's descriptive and pictorial guide to the Isle of Man ...

—1G4 Guide to the Isle of Man.about four feet higli, is on the wall opposite the west end oftlie church ; and on an adjacent eminence, known as Cronkiiy-Voivlan,is a stone circle, enclosing a sepulchral mound.From this elevation, we may obtain a good view, extendingon a favourable day to the Scottish coast and the mountainsof Cumberland.Following the road to the right of the church for abouttlireo miles, we reach the north-eastern extremity of theislandThe Point of Ayre,on which is a Liglitliouse, built of stone, and situated IGOfoot above the sea level. The light is revolving, showing, bymeans of clockwork, a red and white hglit alternately. Aniron balcony runs round the lighthouse, and commands aview reaching not only to Scotland and England, but toIreland also, beside a large portion of IMan itself. Thesward, tufted with flowers, near the lighthouse, and theshingle, on the shore, are favourite resorts for picnic partiesbut visitors may be warned that the shingle;and pebblesforming terraces on the shore afford very insecure footing.This is, in bad weather, a very dangerous part of the coast,the two tides running on each side of tlie island meeting,and forming what is locally known as the Streuss, " strife," or" contention." Many are the tales told of small sailing-boatsbeing caught in bad weather and swallowed up in the vortex.Fine cod and conger eels are captured about this portion ofthe coast, principally at the Lhen Moar. They are saltedand dried by the inhabitants, and, as Lhen fish, alwayscommand a good price.We can, if we choose, return by Kirk Andreas, thus combiningour last trip with this one ; but most pedestrians finda visit to the lighthouse quite enough for one day, and gostraight back to Ramsey.JURBY, ST. JUDE'S, AND BALLAUGH.In starting on this trip, which involves a walk of abouttwenty miles (the distance maybe reduced by "taking thetrain" at Ballaugh), we leave Ramsey as on the two lastoccasions, but turn, opposite St. Olavo's Church, down theroad which leads direct to the village of St. Jude. We see,on oiu- right, the remains of the Ballaclmrry Fort, whichwe examined on our return from Kirk Andreas, and if sodisposed pay another visit to it; but we shall have quitewalking enough without doing so, and pushing ou, nass