Cronk y Voddy

Cronk y Voddy

54° 14′ 19″ N 4° 36′ 22″ W / 54.238635, -4.606233

Vue du nord-est, à Cronk y Voddy, en direction du Glen Helen.

Cronk y Voddy (parfois écrit Cronk y Vody) est un bourg de l'île de Man, situé dans la paroisse de German, à mi-distance entre Kirk Michael, au nord, et Saint John's, au sud. On y trouve une ancienne chapelle anglicane, aujourd'hui déconsacrée et aménagée en demeure privée[1]. Elle a été construite en 1852[2].

Toponymie

Le nom Cronk y Voddy est composé des noms cronk (« colline ») et modey (« chien »). Il désigne la « colline du chien » ou la « colline des chiens[3] ».

Notes et références

  1. (en) An illustrated encyclopedia of the Isle of Man, The Manx Experience, Douglas, 1997, p. 44.
  2. (en) « German Parish and Churches, Isle of Man », isleofman.com.
  3. (en) A. W. Moore, M. A, The Surnames and Place-Names of the Isle of Man, Elliot Stock, Londres, 1890, p. 194.

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