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Calf of Man, island, Rushen par., at SW. extremity of Isle of Man, area 620 ac. Only a small patch of the island is cultivated; the rest is overrun by rabbits. The cliffs were formerly a haunt of the puffin. On the highest point (360 ft.) are the ruins of a very ancient chapel. Calf Sound separates the island from the Isle of Man.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
Administrative units: | the Isle of Man CrProt |
Place: | Calf of Man |
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