Port Erin
It matters not which direction you approach Port Erin, there is one common denominator, the impressive views. Translated from the English it means either the Lord's Port or Iron Port and in the Manx Gaelic it is written as Purt Chiarn. Latter day smugglers came to know Port Erin very well, using the solitude of the bay to mask their activities and kept safe from observation by the steep hills and perpendicular cliffs surrounding the village.
In more modern times it built its prosperity on the holiday makers, becoming the playground of the Lancashire mill owners and their employees. Situated at the head of an almost landlocked bay, guarded to the north by lofty Bradda Head and the Mull Peninsula to the south, Port Erin offers a sheltered play area in most weathers. Pretty white painted cottages trim the shoreline and a more formal promenade of hotels stands sentinel on the cliffs above.
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In this area:
- Atholl Park Glen
- Bradda Glen
- Breagle Glen
- Calf of Man
- Breagle Glen
- Rushen
- PortErin
- PortStMary
- Fleshwick
- Spanish Head
- Cronk Karran
- Meayll Circle
- Milners Tower