Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CALF OF MAN

CALF OF MAN, an island in Rushen parish, Isle of Man; near the south-western extremity of the main island, 6 miles SW by W of Castletown. It is about 4 miles in circuit; has cliffs upwards of 400 feet high; swarms with sea fowls and rabbits; is partly under good culture; and belongs to the Careys. Pop., 25. Two lighthouses are on it, erected in 1818, 560 feet apart, with revolving lights 305 and 396 feet high.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "an island"   (ADL Feature Type: "islands")
Administrative units: the Isle of Man CrProt
Place: Calf of Man

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