Tynwald Hill

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Tynwald Hill is an ancient, stepped mound on the Isle of Man traditionally used as the outdoor site for proclaiming laws and holding the island’s parliamentary ceremonies.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Tynwald Hill, St John’s 1

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial mound
historic site
parliamentary meeting place
associatedWith Manx
surface form: Manx language

Manx nationalism
Tynwald Day
category Archaeological sites on the Isle of Man
Parliamentary sites
Tourist attractions on the Isle of Man
country Isle of Man (crown dependency)
surface form: Isle of Man
culturalSignificance symbol of Manx self-government
etymology name related to Old Norse Þingvöllr (thing field)
governedBy Isle of Man Government
hasFeature flagpole for Manx flag
processional approach
hasFunction site for parliamentary ceremonies
site for proclaiming laws
hasNameInLanguage Cronk-y-Keeillown (Manx)
hasPart four-tiered mound
hasPhysicalForm stepped mound
heritageStatus ancient monument
legalSignificance place where laws take effect after promulgation
locatedIn St John’s, Isle of Man
parish of German, Isle of Man
material earth
near St John’s Chapel
openAirAssemblySite true
ownedBy Crown Estate
surface form: Crown Estate on the Isle of Man
significance traditional outdoor meeting place of the Manx parliament
touristAttraction true
tradition laws are read out in English and Manx
usedBy Tynwald NERFINISHED
usedFor annual open-air sitting of Tynwald
promulgation of Acts of Tynwald
usedSince medieval period

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tynwald ceremonialMeetingPlace Tynwald Hill
Tynwald Day ceremonialSite Tynwald Hill
this entity surface form: Tynwald Hill, St John’s
Tynwald Day symbol Tynwald Hill