A 4D view of the Isle of Man, viewed in three animations

Animation No.3
420 million years ago the Island began to take shape. Large panels of rock were shunted together along faults when the continent of North America collided with Europe. Later, during the Carboniferous period, 350 million years ago, the area was partly pulled apart again when a different type of fault developed. Finally, 60 million years ago, when North America rifted apart from Europe forming the North Atlantic Ocean, the crust was split apart by deep fissures that tapped magma from the molten interior of the earth.