WW2 explosives found on coastal footpath

Dangerous World War Two explosives were uncovered by a walker along a coastal footpath on the Isle of Man.

An area around Spanish Head had to be closed off after the "munitions" were found on the Raad ny Foillan coastal path on Wednesday, the island's coastguard said.

Paths between The Sound Café and The Chasms were later reopened on Thursday after the explosives were made safe by a team from the Army.

The area sits close to a former wartime radar station.

Coastguard crews remained at the scene to keep people away while the Army team from the UK travelled to the Island.

The item was dealt with early on Thursday morning, and the coastguard thanked the person who first reported it.

Spanish Head sits on the same stretch of coastline as Cregneash, where a World War Two radar defence station once stood, part of the wider network of early-warning radar stations built around the British isles during the war.

The area's wartime military use means old ordnance does occasionally turn up along this part of the coast.

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