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{{territory|Isle of Man}}
'''Bayr ny Skeddan''' is a walking route in the [[Isle of Man]] between the towns of [[Castletown, Isle of Man|Castletown]] and [[Peel, Isle of Man|Peel]].<ref>[http://www.iomguide.com/herringroad.php About the Herring Road]</ref> It is about 14 miles long, and reaches a maximum height of about 1,000 feet at the [[Round Table, Isle of Man|Round Table]] below the [[South Barrule]].

The name chosen for the footpath is from the Manx language; ''Bayr ny Skeddan'' means 'Herring Road', since it is follows the route which fishermen once took as they journeyed between the two ports. The path uses old public roads and public footpaths.

From Castletown, about the first three miles of the route coincide with that of the [[Millennium Way]], in a northerly direction through [[Ballasalla]] and Silverdale Glen. At {{map|GR274725}} the route turns north-west in the direction of the South Barrule, reaching the Round Table after about another thre miles. The path continues north downhill through Glen Mooar to the hamlet of [[Glenmaye]] and along the cliff top to Peel.

==See also==
*The [[Millennium Way]]: a 28-mile walk between Castletown and [[Ramsey, Isle of Man|Ramsey]]
*[[Raad ny Foillan]] ('Way of the Gull'): a 95-mile circular walk around the Manx coast which starts and finishes at [[Douglas]] Harbour
*The [[IOM Heritage Trail]]: a 10½ mile walk along disused Isle of Man Railway lines from Douglas to Peel. 

==Outside links==
*[https://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Herring+Road%2FBayr+ny+Skeddan Bayr ny Skeddan] at the Long Distance Walkers Association

==References==
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[[Category:Footpaths on the Isle of Man]]