Name

Prince Albert

Biography

Consort of Queen Victoria. Came ashore at Ramsey in 1847 when the weather was too rough for Douglas and Victoria was seasick. Was rowed to Ballure beach, walked up the hill at Lhergy Frissel to admire the view, chatted about the potato blight, and returned to the yacht. The Manx people built a forty-five-foot granite tower on the spot where he had stood. They named the hill after him. They erected an inscription recording the date and the fact of his visit. The Manx response to the afternoon her husband looked at their view was to build a permanent monument to it.

Active Period

1819–1861

Place

Ramsey

Lhergy Frissel

Period

Crown Administration

Role / Office

Prince Consort

Book Chapter

Chapter 18