The Ballaqueeney hoard of over forty-three silver coins and coin fragments was found in 1874 during the removal of gravel at the keeill graveyard. There is no reference to a container and the hoard appeared to have been scattered. The coins consisted of Eadred, Eadwig and a few of Eadgar suggesting a deposition date in the 960's, as well as Viking coins that include one of the two Erik Bloodaxe pennies found on Man. A 10th century coin from Melle was also present and is the earliest certain example of the few continental coins known from Manx hoards.
A stone object, not apparently associated with any grave, was found at the early medieval Ballaqueeney burial ground in 1964. On one face was a 'cup mark' produced by 'pecking'. The purpose of the object is problematical but it might be the socket for a small shuttered window.
The findspot of a Neolithic or Bronze Age perforated stone axe-hammer with faces flattened and sides rounded. It is held by the Manx Museum (Accession No. 1954-0602) and was donated by Mr John Kaighen.
The findspot of a thin, Bronze Age gold disc, which measures 50 centimetres in diameter, bordered by three concentric rings of dots and pierced near the edge by two small holes. The piece was found in 1782 and the original artefact is kept in the British Museum. A reproduction is kept in the Manx Museum (Accession No. 1954-1639).
The findspot of prehistoric urns, recorded on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map as "Urns found circa 1900" in the field numbered as Plot 716 on the map.
The findspot of a scatter of medieval silver coins, which have been found within a single field plot. The field was known as "The Silver Field" due to previous finds of silver coins here, probably around 1839. These included coins which were stated by J. F. Crellin to be coins of Edward I, II or III (1272-77), minted at London, Canterbury and Durham. Crellin doubted the statement that they were found in an urn and suggested they were found loose in the field at different times. This find is thought to be the same as the one described as the Ballamona hoard. The site is marked on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map in field 2905. The Manx Museum received a further coin from the hoard remnant, found in 1978 with the aid of metal detectors.
The findspot of a Neolithic roughened-butt axehead of Ronaldsway type found built into a wall. It was donated to the Manx Museum by J.R. Tennant in 1964 ( Accession No. 1964-0155).
The findspot of a Bronze Age saddle-stone consisting of a granite boulder with its face ground smooth. It is kept at the Manx Museum, having been donated by Canon Harrison.
A fragment of a Viking sword (0429.10) consisting of the hilt and part of the blade was dug up in 1824 from a depth of approximately 2 metres deep in gravel in the village of Ballaugh. The findspot is marked on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map. The sword was badly corroded, the blade broken and defective. It is kept at the National Museum of Antiquities Edinburgh (Reg. No. LB 5). An iron spear-head (0429.20) was also found in association with the sword, and it is probable that the deposit represents a burial in a low barrow. The spearhead cannot now be traced.
A fragment of a Viking sword (0429.10) consisting of the hilt and part of the blade was dug up in 1824 from a depth of approximately 2 metres deep in gravel in the village of Ballaugh. The findspot is marked on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map. The sword was badly corroded, the blade broken and defective. It is kept at the National Museum of Antiquities Edinburgh (Reg. No. LB 5). An iron spear-head was also found in association with the sword, and it is probable that the deposit represents a burial in a low barrow. The spearhead cannot now be traced.
A fragment of a Viking sword consisting of the hilt and part of the blade was dug up in 1824 from a depth of approximately 2 metres deep in gravel in the village of Ballaugh. The findspot is marked on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map. The sword was badly corroded, the blade broken and defective. It is kept at the National Museum of Antiquities Edinburgh (Reg. No. LB 5). An iron spear-head (0429.20) was also found in association with the sword, and it is probable that the deposit represents a burial in a low barrow. The spearhead cannot now be traced.
A Viking silver coin hoard was found 'near Ballaugh' in 1772 and appears to have comprised thirty-seven coins, which were probably buried in the 1060s. Two pennies of Edward the Confessor and two possible Hiberno-Norse coins donated to the Society of Antiquities in Scotland were considered by Dolley to have been derived from this hoard. The donor was 'Mrs Governor Wood', widow of John Wood, Governor of the Isle of Man (1761-1777).
Modern pottery.
A scatter of pottery sherds were recovered from under the turf during site preparation in advance of construction work in the 1960s.
The finds were given to the Manx Museum and are described as having been found in OS Field no . 3060, on the north side of the Spring Valley road. This has to be in error for OS Field no 2060 (the grid reference refers to the centre of the area of the field under development at that time, now Ballaughton Close).
The sherds include a large Buckley style rim, a base with slip-trailed decoration inside and several Staffordshire pottery sherds and date to the late 18th, or early 19th century.
The objects are in the Manx National Heritage collections, accession no. 1964-0401.
The findspot of a polished Neolithic stone axehead. It was found on the surface in 1926 at Ballavar. It is of Type VI and came from the Langdale axe factory, Cumbria. The axehead is now kept at the Manx Museum (Accession No. 1954-2388). Other stone implements have also reportedly been found on this farm.
The findspot of a ground and polished flint 'adze' and a round-ended flint knife with some secondary working. Both were found on Ballavar farm by Miss Taylor.
The discovery of a prehistoric "urn" was reported to B.R.S. Megaw by B. Moore in 1950. It was claimed that the urn was "plain circa 8 inch high" and that it was reburied in 1916 in the fields of Upper Watsons. Several cairns are shown on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map in this vicinity.
The findspot of two Neolithic or Bronze Age stone adzes or axeheads with truncated oval sections and sides ground flat. They were found by the early 20th century and are kept at the Manx Museum (Accession Nos. 1954-1621 and 1954-1622, donated by Mr K. Teare).
The findspot of a badly weathered Neolithic stone axehead. It may not be of Ronaldsway type and the stone used may possibly be of Cornish origin. The axehead is now kept in the Manx Museum (Accession No. 1954-3217).
The findspot of a flat, circular stone which has three perforations near its edge, the fourth being broken away. It is thought to be of Neolithic date.
