Sulby Glen & Snaefell, Isle of Man - Carbon Gloss series postcard c.1920s

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• Picture / Image:  Sulby Glen and Snaefell, Isle of Man
• Publisher:  'Carbon Gloss' series
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Sulby is a parish ofon the primary A2 road which connects Castletown and Ramsey in the Isle of Man. The name of the village of Sulby or Sõlabyr ('Soli's estate')^[1] or Sulaby (cleft farm) reflects the Scandinavian influence in Isle of Man place-names.

The old part of Sulby village (grid reference SC382940) is situated on the junction of the primary A14 Tholt-y-Will Road and the secondary B9 Claddagh Road. This part of Old Sulby Village has a Mill and village green. The main part of the village is situated on the primary A2 Road between Close-e-Volley and Ginger Hall. The village is dominated by the Sulby River, the Ballamanaugh farm estate, common land of the Claddagh and Cronk Summark which includes the remains of an iron-age fort.

Snaefell (Manx: Sniaull) is the highest mountain and the only summit higher than 2,000 feet (610 m) on the Isle of Man, at 620 metres (2,034 ft) above sea level. The summit is crowned by a train station, cafe, and several communications masts.

It is a well-known saying in the Isle of Man that on a clear day six kingdoms can be seen from the top: the Isle of Man, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Heaven.^[1] Some versions add a seventh kingdom, that of Manannán, (or the Sea).^[2]

The plaque at the summit indicates the directions of five points from Snaefell as well as their distances:

• 31 miles (50 km) to the Mull of Galloway (Scotland)
• 51 miles (82 km) to Scafell (England)
• 66 miles (106 km) to the Mountains of Mourne (Northern Ireland)
• 85 miles (137 km) to Liverpool (England)
• 97 miles (156 km) to Dublin (Ireland)

The Snaefell Mountain Railway has a seasonal electric tram service, typically from April to October, which climbs the 4 miles (6.4 km) from Laxey to the summit.

The A18 Snaefell Mountain Road passes over the slopes of Snaefell, and is the highest section of the Snaefell Mountain Course over which the Isle of Man TT Races are held. Walkers often use the car park on this road near the Bungalow railway station (last railway stop before the summit) from which there is a rough path to the peak. The trail has sections of gravel, slate stones, grass, and rock. While the angle of ascent steepens significantly closer to the summit, special climbing equipment is not required. However, caution is required in steep areas as the grass, earth, and rocks are often slippery. Average climb time on foot on a dry footpath is about 45 minutes.

A geodetic marker embedded in the small, concrete obelisk indicates the true mountain summit. The rock cairn standing nearby has an information plaque on top.

type=printed postcards

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=isle of man

number of items=single

period=inter-war (1918 - 1939)

postage condition=unposted