Blair Collection > Surnames & place-names of the Isle of Man

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Manx took place, ' and those from the north
obtained the victory ' {Chron. Mannicr). In 1693
this place was called Stantway, a ' t,' as usual in
Manx, having been inserted. It is on the sandy
shore close to Jurby Point. [Sandvik, Iceland ;
Sandwich, Kent ; Sanday, Orkneys ; Sand-felle,
Landndma-boc]
if) Sundry.
Prestr (M), *a priest;' possibly in Dreswick {Prests-
vik), ' Priest's Creek.' There is an old chapel
close by. [Presgarth, Shetlands ; Presthus,
Iceland.]
Folk (N), ' people, folk ;' in Foxdale, formerly Folks-
dale {Folks-dalr), ' Folks' Dale.'
The beacons, which were formerly lit to warn
the inhabitants that invaders were coming, are com-
memorated in the names Wardfell and Elby.
Var^a (F), ' a beacon, a pile of stones or wood.' In
Iceland var'&a is the popular name of the stone
cairns erected on high points on mountains and
waste places, to ' warn ' the wayfarer as to the
course of the way. Wardfell (ob.) {Vorhu-fjaU),
' Beacon Fell,' now South Barrule, was pro-
bably used as a place for a beacon, from its com-
manding position. The treen bordering on South
Barrule is still called Warfield, a corruption
of the same word. [Vordu-fell, Iceland.]
Eldr (M), ' fire, a beacon ;' in Elby (Elda-byr), ' Fires'
Farm ;' and Elby Poijit, ' Fires' Farm Point.'
Close to this place there is a curiously sculptured
monolith.