Manx National Heritage

Manx National Museum, Douglas

Sign at the museum

Entrance to Castle Rushen

The Laxey Wheel

St Michael's Isle

The Manx Museum and National Trust operates under the more familiar name Manx National Heritage (Manx: Eiraght Ashoonagh Vannin). It is a charitable trust which serves as the national heritage organisation for the Isle of Man and was established by Act of Tynwald in 1951 as the "Manx National Trust".

The Trust describes itself in its multifarious capacities as:

• The National Museum Service
• The National Monuments Service
• The National Trust
• The National Library and Archive
• The National Art Gallery
• Farmer, landowner, operator of tourist attractions, retailer, publisher, events promoter, teacher, adviser, conservator

Overview

Manx National Heritage is responsible for:

• Twelve museum sites
• As the monuments service it protects monuments, manages the National Monuments Record and controls archaeological investigations
• Preservation and protection of areas of natural beauty and ecological significance
• The Manx archive
• One 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 and 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 Gaelic 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 at the 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

Outside links

• Manx National Heritage
• The Friends of Manx National Heritage