Laxey

Laxey lies along the Laxey River, where a steep, wooded valley reaches the Irish Sea on the Isle of Man’s east coast. The village grew around lead mining, and its defining monument is the Great Laxey Wheel, built in 1854 to pump water from the Great Laxey Mine; at 72 feet, it is widely regarded as the world’s largest working waterwheel. Laxey is also a junction on the island’s heritage rail network: the Manx Electric Railway runs along the coast, while the Snaefell Mountain Railway climbs from here toward the island’s highest summit. Stone cottages, the narrow valley and the open shore give this Garff settlement a distinctly Manx setting. Move on to other webcams in Garff to compare coastal and upland settings around Laxey.

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