Chibbyr Folta/Volta (46) – Port Erin
Information
Chibber Folta or Volta, Port Erin.
The name of the place from Maddrell’s house to the Eagle Hotel was Magher Folta. The well in it is Chibbyr Folta, and the Lower Folta is towards the station. At Creg Folta is the Gutter Folta. This name belongs to the land bordering the Spaldrick road as far as the first hill. Creg y Folta is where the lighthouse stands, and was the only place North of the harbour where the fishermen could tie up their boats. Here stood Chibbyr Folta above the lighthouse, and from it ran the Gutter Folta (Gaelic falltach, a cliffy place). The name is almost forgotten now, some thirty years after Roeder wrote.
It is now covered and piped.
Reference
Note: Charles Roeder (d.1911) supplied the above information
Location
Exact location unknown.
Access
The well no longer exists.
Links
NLS OS 6″ Sheet XV Surveyed: 1868 Published: 1870
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