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Ronague ( gv, Eairy Shynnagh or ) is a tiny hamlet in the south of the
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, in the parish of
Arbory Arbory ( gv, Cairbre) is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located in the south of the island (part of the traditional ''South Side'' division) in the sheading of Rushen. Settlements in the parish include Ballabeg, ...
. It consists of an old chapel, several houses and some farms. It lies to the north of the villages of
Ballabeg Ballabeg ( glv, Balley Beg) is a village on the Isle of Man. It is in the parish of Arbory in the sheading of Rushen, in the south of the island near Castletown. There are several small villages and hamlets with the name, although Ballabeg in ...
and Colby, west of the hamlet of Grenaby and south of the hill
South Barrule The South Barrule ( gv, Baarool Jiass) is the highest hill in the south of the Isle of Man. It has the remains of a fort on its summit, which is traditionally the home of the Manx god of the sea Mannanan beg mac y Leir. The hill is largely surro ...
. On the A27 road between Ronague and the
Round Table The Round Table ( cy, y Ford Gron; kw, an Moos Krenn; br, an Daol Grenn; la, Mensa Rotunda) is King Arthur's famed table in the Arthurian legend, around which he and his knights congregate. As its name suggests, it has no head, implying that e ...
is the seemingly magical ''magnetic hill''.http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/tourism/trade/media/attractionsfactsheet.pdf Isle of Man attractions leaflet A
gravity hill A gravity hill, also known as a magnetic hill, mystery hill, mystery spot, gravity road, or anti-gravity hill, is a place where the layout of the surrounding land produces an optical illusion, making a slight downhill slope appear to be an uphi ...
, it appears to pull cars uphill when their drive is not engaged (grid reference ).


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{{Isle of Man Populated places in the Isle of Man