Dreswick Point is the southernmost point of the main island of the Isle of Man. It is the southern tip of the Langness Peninsula in the south-east of the island, some 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) from Castletown.
Langness Lighthouse was established in 1880 to guide boats into Castletown. The lighthouse keeper's cottages were formerly owned by TV car journalist Jeremy Clarkson, who featured the lighthouse in an episode of Top Gear (series 07, Episode 1). Before this time, a landmark known as the Herring Tower held a lighted flare to guide fishing boats. The lighthouse is a Registered Building.
The Potato Graveedit
Near the lighthouse is a turf covered mound, known as the potato grave.[2] In 1832 a ship carrying Irish workers to the Isle of Man to help with the digging of potatoes was lost with all hands and over the intervening days the bodies of those who perished were washed ashore. At this time on the Isle of Man it was customary bury the bodies of people washed ashore behind a hedge in the place it had been found, and so a communal grave was dug and all 32 bodies placed within it.[3]
No stone marks the resting place of these souls, their only memorial is a turf covered mound.[4]
dreswick, point, southernmost, point, main, island, isle, southern, langness, peninsula, south, east, island, some, miles, from, castletown, aerial, view, point, lighthouselocation, within, isle, mancrown, dependencyisle, manlist, places, isle, 053889, 053889,. Dreswick Point is the southernmost point of the main island of the Isle of Man It is the southern tip of the Langness Peninsula in the south east of the island some 2 1 2 miles 4 0 km from Castletown Dreswick PointAerial view of the point and lighthouseDreswick PointLocation within the Isle of ManCrown dependencyIsle of ManList of places Isle of Man 54 03 14 N 4 37 30 W 54 053889 N 4 625 W 54 053889 4 625 Contents 1 Langness Lighthouse 1 1 The Potato Grave 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksLangness Lighthouse editLangness Lighthouse nbsp nbsp Langness Lighthouse in 2007 nbsp LocationDreswick Point Langness PeninsulaIsle of ManCoordinates54 03 18 N 4 37 30 W 54 054878 N 4 625078 W 54 054878 4 625078TowerConstructed1880Constructionmasonry towerAutomated1996Height19 metres 62 ft Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower black lanternOperatorLangness Lighthouse Cottage 1 Heritageregistered building nbsp LightFocal height23 metres 75 ft Lenstwin 300 mm lensRange12 nmi 22 km 14 mi nbsp CharacteristicFl 2 W 30s Langness Lighthouse was established in 1880 to guide boats into Castletown The lighthouse keeper s cottages were formerly owned by TV car journalist Jeremy Clarkson who featured the lighthouse in an episode of Top Gear series 07 Episode 1 Before this time a landmark known as the Herring Tower held a lighted flare to guide fishing boats The lighthouse is a Registered Building The Potato Grave edit Near the lighthouse is a turf covered mound known as the potato grave 2 In 1832 a ship carrying Irish workers to the Isle of Man to help with the digging of potatoes was lost with all hands and over the intervening days the bodies of those who perished were washed ashore At this time on the Isle of Man it was customary bury the bodies of people washed ashore behind a hedge in the place it had been found and so a communal grave was dug and all 32 bodies placed within it 3 No stone marks the resting place of these souls their only memorial is a turf covered mound 4 See also editList of lighthouses in the Isle of ManReferences edit Rowlett Russ Lighthouses of the Isle of Man The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Retrieved 12 February 2016 Isle of Man Times Friday October 14 1960 Page 4 Isle of Man Times Friday October 14 1960 Page 4 Isle of Man Times Friday October 14 1960 Page 4External links editNorthern Lighthouses Board Langness Lighthouse Herring Tower Photos of the Herring Tower Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Photo of the Herring Tower nbsp This European lighthouse related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Manx location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dreswick Point amp oldid 1170224297, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
