Derbyhaven ( gv, Camys y Ree) ("King's Harbour" or "King's Cove") is a hamlet near Castletown in the southern parish of
Malew,
Isle of Man. It is located on the isthmus connecting Langness Peninsula to the rest of the island, on the bay of the same name, and also on Castletown Bay on the other side of the isthmus.
In the 17th century it was a significant port. The then
Lord of Mann,
James, 7th Earl of Derby, had the fort on nearby
St Michael's Isle
St Michael's Isle ( gv, Ellan Noo Mael or ), more commonly referred to as Fort Island, is an island in Malew parish in the Isle of Man, noted for its attractive ruins. It covers an area of , is about long from west to east, and is connected to ...
(Fort Island) rebuilt in 1645 (
Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...
built the original fort in 1540) to protect Derbyhaven from the
parliamentarians in the
English Civil War. Later, in the 18th century, the fort served as a
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
.
Derbyhaven has a plaque commemorating the
Battle of Ronaldsway, in which a Manx revolt led by
Guðrøðr Magnússon was utterly crushed by
Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
forces in 1275.
External links
Photographs by Jon WornhamThe Lords of Man in the Middle AgesManx National Heritage - Eiraght Ashoonagh VanninThe Friends of Manx National Heritage
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Villages in the Isle of Man