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

52 Guide to the Isle of Man.opposite hedge leads to a field path to Port Soderick. Mostpersons, however, if they do not mind a tolerably steep hill,known as Quine's Hill, will keep straight on for the sake ofthe fine views to be obtained. Near the summit of the hillis a square stone house, the property of Mr. Paul Lcece, amember of the House of Keys. Near it are the remains ofa stone circle and tumulus, the latter nearly twenty feetlong, and in which were recently found a funeral urn andother antiquities. A large mass of quartz is supposed tomark the grave of some person of importance. Two otherfine residences. Sea-view House and JIarnpton Court, arepassed, and then the way lies along a rugged but picturesqueroad to Port Soderick, by the side of the little river Crogga.The glen of Port Soderick, as this lovely path is named, isone of the most charming spots in the island. Many pedestrians,however, prefer the upper road over the clilfs, fromwhich extensive views over land and sea can be obtained.The coast of Port Soderick is very rocky, and on tlie southside of the bay are three caves. One is entered by a verynarrow crevice, and we are lod to suppose that if, as localtradition affirms, it was the resort of contrabandists, theycould not have been " stout smugglers " in the corporealsense of the word. Certainly portly visitors are generallysatisfied to hear about the cave, Avithout undergoing theamount of compression necessary to enable them to enter it.The other caves can only be reached by boat, except at lowwater. The larger one extends for several hundreds ofyards under the land.There are two or three routes, presenting varied attractions,l)y which the pedestrian can return to Douglis, but eachlonger than that by which I'ort Soderick was reached. Ifwearied, the return may be made by railway ; and pleasureyachts and boats are also available for those who can enjoyrather a rough sea round Douglas Head. It was in SoderickBay that a lovely mermaid was once caught — at least, soit is said.Port Greenock, or Grecnifick, is not far from Port Soderick,and may be reached by a pleasant walk by the side of abrook, near which ferns of a rare kind arc abundant. Oni.he cliffs above is an ancient barrow, or tumidus, forty feetlong and twenty feet wide. It bears the melancholy nameof (Jronh- ny-^furroo or Hill of the Dead,