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'''Ronaldsway''' ({{Lang-gv| |
'''Ronaldsway''' ({{Lang-gv|Roonysvaie}}) is a place in [[Malew]] in the south of the [[Isle of Man]], between the village of [[Ballasalla]] and the town of [[Castletown, Isle of Man|Castletown]]. It is notable as the location of [[Isle of Man Airport]] and historically RNAS Ronaldsway, together with the adjoining customs free zone and industrial estate. |
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Ronaldsway is the site of the [[Battle of Ronaldsway]], in which a Manx revolt was crushed by Scottish forces. |
Ronaldsway is the site of the [[Battle of Ronaldsway]], in which a Manx revolt was crushed by Scottish forces. |
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Ronaldsway (Template:Lang-gv) is a place in Malew in the south of the Isle of Man, between the village of Ballasalla and the town of Castletown. It is notable as the location of Isle of Man Airport and historically RNAS Ronaldsway, together with the adjoining customs free zone and industrial estate.
Ronaldsway is the site of the Battle of Ronaldsway, in which a Manx revolt was crushed by Scottish forces.
Ronaldsway is one of the 22 coastal weather stations whose conditions are reported in the BBC Shipping Forecast.
There is a request stop on the Isle of Man Steam Railway behind Ronaldsway Industrial Estate on the Silverburn river.
BA Connect (BA CitiExpress) had an engineering base in Ronaldsway, employing 110 people. After Flybe acquired BA Connect, Flybe announced that it would discontinue the base.[1]
Archaeology
While the airfield runway at Ronaldsway was being extended during World War II, a sunken-floored structure was uncovered dating from the third millennium BC in the late Neolithic era. The distinctive nature of the finds, including pots and stone tools, have given rise to the name Ronaldsway Culture where similar artefacts have been found.[2]
References
- ^ "FLYBE TO AXE ENGINEERING BASE." Isle of Man Today. 9 March 2007. Retrieved on 12 March 2010.
- ^ Darvill, Timothy (2002) Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology, Oxford University Press (Entry for Ronaldsway Culture)
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