Fairy Bridge, Isle of Man (Manx: Ballalona - Glen Farm[1]) is a small bridge over the Santon Burn in the Isle of Man, located on the primary A5 Port Erin to Douglas road, at grid reference 305720, on the parish boundary between Santon and Malew (and also the boundary between the sheadings of Middle and Rushen).
[3] Like many local superstitions on the Isle of Man, the Fairy Bridge myth is changing with the influx of new residents.
It has always been a whimsical practice, never taken too seriously by residents, despite food writer A.A. Gill's repetition in London newspaper "The Times" of an urban myth that taxi drivers will stop if the passenger does not greet the fairies.
In an example of confirmation bias, mishaps and crashes are readily attributed to the fairies' displeasure; likewise lucky escapes.
This superstition may possibly have arisen at this location during the 19th century in response to the large number of tourists visiting the Island.