A proud Manxman has spent 12 weeks on North Barrule shifting hundreds of rocks to create a 100ft Three Legs of Mann.

Bryan Callister, 71, has long revered the island’s second highest peak.

He was born in its shadow in Corrany and wants to make his mark on its steep surface.

Mr Callister, who now lives in Ramsey, has moved rocks on the hill into the shape of a huge triskelion in the hope that people will be able to spot it from his town and further north.

’It took me 33 days moving over 100 ton of stone over a 12-week period in horrific winds, fog, drizzle with only five nice days in that period,’ he said.

During this year’s TT, Mr Callister packed a lunch and hiked up the hill to watch the bikes while working on his project all day.

As it stands, the emblem is difficult to see from a fair distance among other grey rocks, but Mr Callister is planning on getting permission to paint it white.

The idea for the project came to him during Easter 2018 on a family hike. He wants to encourage people to get out and appreciate the island’s landscape.

The founder of Callister Construction added: ’My idea was a community project using rugby and football clubs etcetera in the north. Unfortunately there was no interest.’

He added that prison officers scouted the site, but it was deemed too risky for prisoners to help with his project.

His family and friends have halped.

’My daughter Suzanne came from Hong Kong with her husband and helped.

’My younger brother Michael and his wife came from Canada and helped and my daughter-in-law Tracy and grandkids Maria and Aiden supported,’ he said.

He said that Roy Moore, a TT commentator from Ramsey, also hiked up North Barrule to help Mr Callister.

Corner Stone Architecture confirmed that Mr Callister sought advice on whether he needed planning permission to create the triskelion and that it wasn’t necessary.

However, he received permission from Anna Kerruish who is a tenant farmer on the land and Manx Utilities, which owns the land.

To go up and see the giant triskelion yourself, you can safely access styles from lay-bys on the Mountain Road.