Snaefell Summit Restaurant — Lezayre, Isle of Man
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N 54° 15.728 W 004° 27.770
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This plaque recalls the re-opening of the Snaefell Summit Restaurant on top of the highest summit of the Isle of Man
Waymark Code: WMV07X
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 01/31/2017
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Snaefell (Manx: Sniaull) is the highest mountain and the only summit higher than 2,000 feet (610 m) on the Isle of Man, at 2,037 feet (621 m) above sea level. It is a well-known saying in the Isle of Man that on a clear day six kingdoms can be seen from the top: the Isle of Man, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Heaven. Some versions add a seventh kingdom, that of Manannán (or the sea).
The summit is crowned by a railway station, café (the former Summit Hotel) and several communications masts. A geodetic marker (TP6035-Snaefell) embedded in the small, concrete obelisk indicates the true mountain summit.
This plaque is located in the entrance area of the Snaefell Summit Restaurant. This is only open at operating times of the Snaefell Mountain Railway, normally between April and September.
SNAEFELL SUMMIT RESTAURANT
Re-opened, after refurbishment,
on Saturday 2nd July 2011
by Hon David Clifford Cretney MHK,
Minister for Community,
Culture and Leisure.
The Honourable David Clifford Cretney MHK (born 15 January 1954) is a Manx politician and entrepreneur. He was, until March 2014, Minister of Infrastructure in the Isle of Man Government, and had formerly headed the Departments of Community, Culture & Leisure, Trade & Industry, and Tourism & Leisure. He has been a Member of the House of Keys, representing Douglas South, since 1985.
from wikipedia