Manx National Heritage
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| Founded | 1951 |
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| Focus | Heritage |
Key people | Martin Moore (Chairman) |
| Website | www.gov.im/mnh |
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, and its legal title is the Manx Museum and 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 & 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
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