Dhoon Glen, 1894
Photo ref:
34646
Photo ref:
34646
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In Manx, 'Dhoon' means fort, though this structure is the nearest to a fortification. As with other glens, Dhoon also had its hotel, a wooden affair at the entrance which burnt down in 1932 and was never rebuilt.
An extract from Isle of Man Photographic Memories.
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I have many happy memories of holidays spent at Dhoon from about 1934 to 1940, when I was under ten years old. My parents had visited the Isle of Man for many years before I was born and had discovered Dhoon on those visits. We used to lodge at Miss Henderson's cottage, which was just off the Old Dhoon Road, not far from Dhoon Station and close by the cottage of Watson, the shepherd. It was very olde worlde, with slate ...see more
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