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See also:CASTLETOWN (See also:Manx, See also:Bully Cashtel) , a See also:town of the Isle of See also:Man, 10 m . S.W. of See also:Douglas, by the Isle of Man railway . Pop . (1901) 1975 . It is picturesquely situated on both sides of a small See also:harbour formed by the outflow of the See also:Silver See also:Burn into See also:Castletown See also:Bay . It was the legal See also:capital of the See also:island until 1862 . In the centre of the town stands See also:Castle Rushen, which is said to owe its See also:foundation to the Danish See also:chief, Guthred, in 947-960, though the existing See also:building, which is remarkably well preserved, probably See also:dates from the 14th See also:century . Until the 18th century it was the See also:residence of the lords of Man, and until 1891 served as a See also:prison . The massive keep is square, and is surrounded by an See also:outer See also:wall, with towers and a See also:moat . The See also:council chamber and See also:court-See also:house were built in 1644 . In the neighbourhood of the castle is the old House of Keys, where the members of the See also:Manx See also:parliament held their sessions until the removal of the seat of See also:government to Douglas . A lofty Doric See also:column commemorates See also:Cornelius See also:Smelt, See also:lieutenant-See also:governor of the island (d .
1832), near which there is a remarkable See also:sun-See also:dial with thirteen faces, dating from 1720
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