Windows broken at Castle Rushen
Acts of vandalism 'do not send out a positive message to visitors to our Island or to residents who enjoy Castletown'.
That's the message from Manx National Heritage after windows were broken in a building adjoining the Speaker's Garden, causing 'an unnecessary cost' to the charity.
It says the cost of repairs will take 'vital funds away from maintaining our island's incredible heritage sites' and is encouraging those responsible to come forward to foot the bill.
In a statement on social media, the charity says information has been provided to the police but ask that anyone with further information contact Isle of Man Constabulary.
As a result of the damage, the Speaker's Garden will be temporarily closed from tomorrow (10 July) until repair works are safely completed.
The area known as the Speaker’s Garden originally formed the castle moat, which is believed to have been dug between AD 1360 – 1380, at the same time as the curtain wall was being built.
By the mid-1500s, the moat had been filled in as it was no longer necessary for the defence of the castle, and by the mid-1600s had become a garden area.
Stables and other military structures were built there from the late 1700s, but all of these buildings were removed, and the area became a garden again in the early 1900s.
We have recently experienced acts of vandalism in Castletown where windows have been broken in a building adjoining the...
Posted by Manx National Heritage on Tuesday, July 9, 2024
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