SYWATCH FRIDAY - SNAEFELL A VIKING MOUNTAIN

Snaefell is the tallest mountain on the Isle Of Man, and again named by our Viking friends. In the photo it's the middle mountain, the one with the TV masts on. It's in perspective, ie far away and this is the view from Ramsey. Below is the Wiki link with the stats, links, and view of the railway tram which takes you to the summit should you not want to walk that far.

Snaefell (Manx: Sniaull) is the highest mountain and the only summit higher than 2000 feet on the Isle of Man. It is a well-known saying in the Isle of Man that on a clear day six kingdoms can be seen from the top: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man and Heaven,^[1] (though they are not technically Kingdoms). Some versions add a seventh kingdom, that of Neptune, or the Sea^[2]. The Snaefell Mountain Railway runs the four miles from Laxey to the summit. The summit is crowned by a cafe and several communications masts.

The Snaefell Mountain Railway on the ascent of Snaefell

The A18 Snaefell Mountain Road passes over the slopes of Snaefell, and is the highest section of the Snaefell Mountain Course over which the Isle of Man TT Races are held.

There are mountains in Iceland called Snæfell (note the slightly different spelling), including the mountain under the famous Snæfellsjökull glacier

It is true on a very, very clear day you can see the UK, the sea below, and the heavens above. A great place to survey the Island as the Vikings would have seen it. It also takes on a very magical spooky feeling when a fog or mist descends. I took this view with the Barrule peeking through on the left and on the right the start of Skyhill so you would see how the Vikings would have viewed it from Ramsey free of modern housing and shops and business premises. I can see all this from my house either front or back. Therefore I am always under the shadow of the Vikings.

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