Corrins Tower

Irene & I haven't really broken any new ground over the last few weeks but it's been great to have been able to walk around the coastal paths without disappearing neck deep into quagmires.

This is from the top of Peel Hill at Corrin's Tower which also known as Contrary Head.

It was Mr Thomas Corrin's favourite place and he built it in 1806 as a memorial to his wife who was buried there.

Apparently, the lights from the Tower could be seen for many miles and sailors complained that they mistook it for Peel Breakwater and he was forced to seal the windows facing the sea.

There are four storeys built around a central pillar which starts off square and becomes round towards the top.

It is occasionally opened up to the public but as I write I cannot find any dates in the near future but I shall try and update this.

A contrary figure on Contrary Head

Thomas also expressed a wish to be laid to rest next to his wife. However, his son who had found religion refused to do this and instead he was interred at Patrick. The story goes that his friends then dug him up and re-buried him on by the Tower, the younger Corrin being placated when the ground was eventually consecrated.

The leaders in Saturday's Peel Hill Race which is part of the Easter Festival www.easterfestival.info/ will probably run up and around the Tower in under 20 minutes. I think I'm right in saying that the course for this one starts at the House of Mananan and you take the footpath at the bridge by the kipper factory before descending down towards Fenella Beach and then takes the footpath back which runs above the Quay. We actually did the reverse of that and it took us about an hour.