View from the A14 towards Sulby Reservoir - geograph

Sulby Glen is a partly wooded

glen A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower ...

in the parish of

Lezayre Lezayre ( ; gv, Creest ny h-Ayrey), formally Kirk Christ Lezayre, is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located in the north of the island (part of the traditional ''North Side'' division) in the sheading of Ayre. ...

in the

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. It runs north to south and is about 5 km (3 miles) long. In places the floor of the glen is only 50 metres wide, with steep sides. The

Sulby River Sulby is a place name that may refer to: *Sulby, Isle of Man **River Sulby, two rivers ** Sulby Glen ** Sulby Reservoir *Sulby, Northamptonshire Sulby is a hamlet and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. The population of the hamle ...

rises in the nearby Snaefell Mountain foothills and flows through the glen, and it also contains the

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. At the top of the glen the river emerges from the

Sulby Reservoir The Sulby Reservoir is the largest reservoir or lake in the Isle of Man, with an area of . The reservoir Sulby is an impounding reservoir. The dam was completed in 1982 and has a rock-fill embankment high. The reservoir's capacity is and the ...

(the largest

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

in the island, created in 1982). At the bottom of the glen, about 1 km south of the village of Sulby, the river emerges into the island's northern plain. By the riverside just below this point is Sulby Claddagh, a local beauty spot and camp site. Olt Glen Falls Sulby Glen

A small side valley branching from Sulby Glen near Sulby Reservoir is occupied by Tholt-y-Will Glen, one of the officially-listed

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and the only one of these which is located in the mountainous centre of the island. This is managed, preserved and maintained in a semi-natural state by a government agency: the Forestry Amenity and Lands Directorate of the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture.Tholt-y-Will and Sulby Glen
Retrieved 8 July 2016 As at October 2017, access to Tholt-y-Will Glen was restricted due to a damaged bridge. At the entrance to Tholt-y-Will Glen is a small car park and picnic area.

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