The first time I visited this rugged headland, the easternmost point on the island, I envisioned an imposing castle near the cliffs overlooking the sea. Research confirmed the existence of early hill forts close to the site for my fictional Castle Cashin, ancestral home of the Earl of Ballacraine. Sheep graze here, as they did in the late 18th century, although the flax grown for linen-making has been replaced by other crops. Nevertheless, field patterns were much the same in 1794 and 1798, the years of Kissing A Stranger and
The Seducer.
"I live near Maughold Head," she added, "in a castle by the cliffs."
—from Kissing A Stranger
The block towers and jagged gray stone battlements of the centuries-old castle were impervious to the passage of time or a change of occupant.
—from The Seducer
The tour continues at St. Maughold's Church.
1. Maughold Head
2. St. Maughold's Church
3. Ellin's Home
4. Tholtan
5. River Cornaa
6. Kerron's Home
7. Port Cornaa
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