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Manx National Heritage

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Founded
  
1951

Area served
  
Isle of Man

Focus
  
Heritage

Key people
  
Edmund Southworth, Director

Website
  
http://www.manxnationalheritage.im/

Manx National Heritage (Manx: Eiraght Ashoonagh Vannin) is the national heritage organisation for the Isle of Man. The organisation manages a significant proportion of the island’s physical heritage assets including over 3000 acres of coastline and landscape. It holds property, archives, artwork, library and museum collections in trust for the Manx nation. It is the Isle of Man's statutory heritage agency and an Isle of Man registered charity (no.603).

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Overview

Manx National Heritage's role is to lead the Isle of Man's community in recognising, understanding, valuing and promoting its cultural heritage and identity to a worldwide audience.

It is a designated body of the Isle of Man Government linked via the Department of Economic Development, supported by the Isle of Man Government who provide funding for our core activities and some capital projects, a Charitable Trust, Manx registered charity no 603 existing by statute as the Manx Museum & National Trust and governed by a Board of Trustees who contribute to our work through their expertise and experience.

It operates the Isle of Man's National Museum Service, National Monuments Service, National Trust, National Library & Archive and National Art Gallery

Museums

Manx National Heritage runs the following museums:

  • Castle Rushen, Castletown
  • Cregneash Folk Village, Cregneash
  • Grove Museum, 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
  • Niarbyl, Dalby Niarbyl

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

    • References

    Manx National Heritage Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA