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Bradda Head

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and further into the ground via shafts during the 13th century. By the early 1700s and into the 1800s shafts were being excavated deep horizontally and below sea level. Most access was via steep slopes or steps carved into the cliff faces. Remains of the Captain's house and pump house are low down
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World's Best Photograph" was made here. C.W. Powell won £4,000 for the picture. The pathways and headland make it a popular location for walkers, bird and sea life spotters. Due to rock falls and errosion, there are caves and tunnels under the headland that can be negotiated by kayakers,
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Most of Bradda Head's history relates to mining. There are several veins close to the surface and reaching several hundred fathoms into the headland and below sea level. Evidence exists of
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On 16 May 2023, a privately-owned light aircraft crashed into the cliffside. The only casualty was the lone pilot.
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on nearby Bradda Hill. An ancient coin hoard was found at Bradda Head in 1848. Prior to the
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the rock face on the southern face, visible from the sea. Mining continued until 1904.
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The site is popular with walkers, photographers and artists, and the 1931 "
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Photochrome colour photograph of the head, made between 1890 and 1900
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and lead being extracted from on and near the surface during the
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and the east coast of the Republic of Ireland to the west.
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Index

Port Erin
Isle of Man
British Isles

Port Erin Bay
Milner's Tower
Peel
Raad ny Foillan
Milner's Safe Co. Ltd.
Calf of Man
Mourne Mountains
Northern Ireland

W. H. J. Boot
copper ore
Bronze Age
cairn
Second World War
scallops
Kodak
scuba divers
"One person killed in Isle of Man light aircraft crash"
"Rushen Heritage Trust to rerun Kodak competition"
the original
The Week-end Review
Photochrome colour photograph of the head, made between 1890 and 1900
Milner's Tower
Archived
Wayback Machine
Bradda Head Mines

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