Trivia
- During the Second World War Douglas Head was the location of a major radar station called HMS Valkyrie
- Extensive radar research, development and training of systems and operators took place here
- Manx Radio, broadcasting from the head, was the first licenced independent station in the British Isles
- Marine Drive was a toll road, and the impressive arched gateway was the toll gate
- Evidence of the tramway exists in the landside arch where the overhead cable was attached to the stonework
- The road runs the full length of Marine Drive however is closed to through traffic due to rock instability
- Sections of the 1999 film Waking Ned were filmed on Marine Drive
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