Manx National Heritage

Manx National Museum, Douglas

Sign at the museum

Entrance to Castle Rushen

The Laxey Wheel

St Michael's Isle

Manx National Heritage (Manx: Eiraght Ashoonagh Vannin) is the national heritage organisation for the Isle of Man. It was established in 1951 as the Manx National Trust.

Overview

Manx National Heritage is responsible for:

• The Manx National Museum Service (which runs twelve museum sites)
• The National Monuments Service (which protects monuments, manages the National Monuments Record and controls archaeological investigations)
• The National Trust Service (Which preserves and protects areas of natural beauty and ecological significance)
• The National Archive
• The National Art Gallery

Museums

Manx National Heritage runs the following museums:

• Castle Rushen, Castletown
• Cregneash Folk Village, Cregneash
• Gibbs of the Grove, Ramsey
• House of Manannan, Peel
• The Great Laxey Wheel & Mines Trail, Laxey Wheel, Laxey
• Manx Museum, Douglas
• The Nautical Museum, Castletown
• The Old Grammar School, Castletown
• The Old House of Keys]], Castletown
• Peel Castle, Peel
• Rushen Abbey, Ballasalla
• Sound Centre, Calf Sound, near Cregneash

The Story of Mann

The Story of Mann encompasses all of the above sites and more as part of a project intended to enhance people's knowledge of the Isle's history and culture. The Story of Mann sites focus on a range of time periods, from the Isle's early history of Viking and subsequently Celtic occupation (Peel Castle, House of Mannanán); to the Middle Ages (Rushen Abbey, Castle Rushen); life during the 19th century (Cregneash, Laxey Wheel); and up to the present day (Manx Museum).

Site and field monuments

The following monuments are under the protection of Manx National Heritage:

• Balladoole
• The Braaid
• Cashtal Yn Ard
• Cronk ny Merriu
• The Manx Stone Cross Collection
• Meayll Hill
• St Michael's Isle

Heritage assets

The following properties are under the protection of Manx National Heritage:

• The Ayres
• The Curraghs
• Eary Cushlin and Creggan Mooar
• The Dhoon and Bulgham Brooghs
• Killabrega
• Land seaward of the Marine Drive
• Lower Silverdale
• Maughold Head and Brooghs. Gob ny Rona
• Niarbyl
• The Sound and the Calf of Man
• Upper Ballaharry
• Raad ny Foillan

External links

• Manx National Heritage
• The Friends of Manx National Heritage