Calf Sound

{{Short description|Body of water off the Isle of Man}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} [[Image:Sound IOM.JPG|thumb|The Calf Sound, looking towards the Calf of Man from the direction of Cregneash]] '''Calf Sound''' ({{Langx|gv|Yn Cheyllys}}) is a body of water which separates the Calf of Man island from the mainland of the Isle of Man.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Sound|url=https://www.visitisleofman.com/experience/the-sound-p1292101|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925025907/https://www.visitisleofman.com/experience/the-sound-p1292101 |archive-date=2020-09-25 |access-date=12 January 2021|website=Visit Isle of Man}}</ref> The sound - technically a strait - is about 700 yards in width, and contains the small islet of Kitterland, which is home to a large colony of seals.<ref name=":0" />

The name 'calf' comes from the Old Norse word 'kalfr', which means a small island close to a larger one.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Calf of Man - Yn Cholloo|url=https://www.transceltic.com/isle-of-man/calf-of-man-yn-cholloo|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324060143/http://www.transceltic.com/isle-of-man/calf-of-man-yn-cholloo |archive-date=2016-03-24 |access-date=12 January 2021|website=Transceltic}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Wikivoyage|Calf of Man}}

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Category:Bodies of water of the Isle of Man Category:Straits of the British Isles Category:Sounds (geography) of the United Kingdom