Mull Hill

About Mull Hill

Rising above the living museum village of Cregneash, this modest southern summit offers views out of proportion to its height. The heather-clad slopes provide an easy ascent to a broad plateau, where the prehistoric Meayll Circle sits overlooking the Calf of Man and the twin bays of Port Erin and Port St Mary.

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• •The name is derived from the Manx Gaelic word 'Meayll', meaning bald or bare, which aptly describes the exposed, treeless nature of the summit plateau.
• •The summit is home to the Meayll Circle, a rare Neolithic chambered tomb consisting of twelve burial chambers arranged in six T-shaped pairs; it remains one of the most enigmatic prehistoric sites in the British Isles.
• •During the Second World War, the hill’s strategic position overlooking the Irish Sea led to its use as a 'Chain Home Low' radar station; several derelict concrete buildings from this era still stand near the summit.
• •The vista from the top provides a clear look at the Sound and the Calf of Man to the south, while clear conditions often reveal the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland across the water.
• •While its status as a Marilyn technically puts it in the same league as much larger peaks, the ascent from the nearby road is short enough that you may be back at the car before your tea has even cooled.