. Ward & Lock's descriptive and pictorial guide to the Isle of Man : towns, mountains, glens, waterfalls, legends, romantic associations, and history : how to reach the island, routes, distances, railways, steamboats, fares, hotel and other accommodation. dmirable shelter in unfavourableweatlier. In addition to the unrivalled marine promenadethat the pier affords, it is, as a coign of vantage, unsurpassed inthe neighbourhood. A charming view of the south side oftho town and the verdant hills that surrottnd it is obtainedwhen only a few yards of tho pier have been traversed, andfrom the outer e
. Ward & Lock's descriptive and pictorial guide to the Isle of Man : towns, mountains, glens, waterfalls, legends, romantic associations, and history : how to reach the island, routes, distances, railways, steamboats, fares, hotel and other accommodation. dmirable shelter in unfavourableweatlier. In addition to the unrivalled marine promenadethat the pier affords, it is, as a coign of vantage, unsurpassed inthe neighbourhood. A charming view of the south side oftho town and the verdant hills that surrottnd it is obtainedwhen only a few yards of tho pier have been traversed, andfrom the outer end the eye wanders over a scene of loveli-ness that even in fan- Mona can scarcely be surpassed. The Town of Ramsey. 149 The Quay has heen recently greatly improved. Its wallhas-been entirely rebuilt for about three-fourths of its entirelength, and several additional flights of steps and a slip havebeen constructed. Tlie accommodation afforded by the har-bour is generally sufficient for the vessels frequenting theport, but occasionally it is quite crowded, and literally repre-sents a forest of masts. On the other side of the harbour,facing West Street, is the shipyard, which has fallen intodisuse. Several largo vessels have been launched from this. ».«WS=« ^^^ yard, and at one time no less than throe of heavy burdenwere on the stocks at the same time. sport for the angler is afforded in Eamsey Bay,which on summer evenings is completely studded with boats,*whoso occupants are engaged in whiting fishing. Largequantities of fish are sometimes caught within a mile of theshore, and they may always be taken within a distance of * Quite a fleet of well-built sailing boats mannetl by most trustworthy and ex-perienced sailors are at the disposal of visitors at very reasonable rates. 150 Guide to the Isle of Man. two miles. The finest, however, are generally found nearMaughokl Head, about two hundred yards east of the well,where guinet, whiting, &c., are often caught
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