Visitors to the weekend carnival in Peel must have thought they were seeing double, after a huge sand sculpture of the castle was opened on the beach.
The sculpture was the work of Paul Hoggard and Remy Geerts, and saw Peel Castle recreated in sight of the real thing.
Visitors queued to see the scale model which was sponsored by the Isle of Man Arts Council.
Fire service begins new year with three-call outs
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Increase in demand at Noble's Hospital over last decade
Big rise in patients at radiology and A&E
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Yellow warning for snow and ice remains in effect
The alert lifts at 3pm
