Where is your favourite place in the island?

We are asking readers to tell us about some of the hidden gems that make the Isle of Man such a special place.

It may be hidden off the beaten track or somewhere you don’t think gets enough recognition.

One such spot is Cashtal yn Ard (Castle of the Heights), the exposed, isolated and well preserved chambered site that overlooks the parish of Maughold and dates to around 2000BC.

It was originally a megalithic chambered cairn holding five chambers and extending for 130 feet, making it one of the largest of its kind in the British Isles.

The remaining monument is a horned chambered cairn 30m long, a deep forecourt of six stones leading to two large portal stones beyond which is a chamber 12m long, divided into five compartments by transverse slabs.

The site was excavated in the 1930s and later again in 1999.

Beyond the chamber in the heart of the cairn lay a mound of burnt material, later incorporated in the cairn.

A deed from 1795 names the monument as Cashtal y mucklagh y vagileragh (The Castle of the Field Pigsty).

To get there follow the Port Cornaa road until you come to a fork in the road. Take the left fork and the site is marked by a sign about half a mile up this road and is 300m up a path. Also of interest in the area are the crosses at Maughold church, in particular the Pillar Cross believed to date from 1300AD.

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