s ▁own ▁wife , ▁Mary ▁Hall ▁Ca ine . ▁ ▁Loc ations ▁Having ▁caused ▁ups et ▁with ▁the ▁real ▁locations ▁of ▁his ▁previous ▁nov els , ▁Ca ine ▁was ▁keen ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁avoid ▁much ▁of ▁this ▁in ▁The ▁Woman ▁Th ou ▁G av est ▁Me . ▁However , ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁obsc ure ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁' E ll an ' ▁is ▁very ▁weak , ▁as ▁his ▁modern ▁bi ograph er ▁notes : ▁" [' E ll an ' ▁is ] ▁the ▁th inn est ▁of ▁dis gu ises ▁for ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ." ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁relatively ▁obvious ▁Man x ▁locations ▁and ▁ident ifiers ▁include ▁the ▁following : ▁▁ ▁' Black water ,' ▁the ▁main ▁town ▁of ▁Ell an , ▁is ▁ident ifiable ▁as ▁Douglas , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man . ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁popular ly ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Man x ▁names ▁for ▁the ▁rivers ▁that ▁meet ▁in ▁the ▁town ; ▁the ▁D ho o , ▁meaning ▁' black ,' ▁and ▁the ▁G lass , ▁meaning ▁' green .' ▁ ▁' Hol mt own ,' ▁the ▁town ▁where ▁Mary ' s ▁father ' s ▁lawyer ▁lives ▁( P t . ▁II , ▁Chap . ▁ 2 4 ), ▁is ▁the ▁original ▁name ▁of ▁Pe el . ▁ ▁Castle ▁Ra a ▁is ▁almost ▁certainly ▁conce ived ▁of ▁as ▁located ▁at ▁Port ▁S oder ick , ▁being ▁apparently ▁a ▁half - hour ▁drive ▁south ▁of ▁Black water / D oug las ▁(