On the southeastern tip of the Isle of Man is a memorial stone dedicated to one of the island’s greatest conservationists. Sir William Percy Cowley was instrumental in the formation of the Manx National Trust and helped the Isle of Man gain more autonomy from the United Kingdom through constitutional reform through his work as a High Baliff and Deemster, as well as his work as Chairman of the War Consultative Committee. A plaque on the side of the memorial reads as follows: “TO THE MEMORY OF THE DEEMSTER SIR…
