Archaeology

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Find from Creg Beg
The findspot of a perforated stone axehead, found in tree roots during building conversion, and kept by the finder, Dr Macpherson.
Find from Creg Malin
The findspot of a rusted, flat, iron axehead 'found in a cave within the tide area, around the cliffs at the north end of Peel promenade.'  The cave may be marked on the 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.
Find from Creg ny Crock
A stone axehead of Neolithic date, found with a 'utilised pebble' (possibly a hammer stone). These were found by P. Knowles after the area was ploughed for forestry operations. The exact findspot is not known.
Find from Crogga
The findspot of a late Bronze Age sword.  The leaf-shaped sword was found by workmen laying field drains at Crogga in 1929. It has four holes for rivets and 'ghosts' for three more. The hilt, shoulders and tip are damaged. It is now kept in the Manx Museum (Accession No. 1954-2809).
Find from Cronk Aust
The findspot of a now lost two-edged, bronze sword.  It was found circa 1893 close to the barrow at Cronk Aust.
Find from Cronk Breck
A small slate disc with two perforations, like a crude button, was found by B.R.S. Megaw, some 50 metres east of Cronk Breck keeill.
Find from Cronkbane
The centre portion of polished axehead was given to the museum by C.M. Cowley and found by her father who worked this farm.  A white quartz pebble used as a grinder was also found here.
Find from Cronkmoar
The findspot of a perforated stone thought to be a Neolithic axehead, found in the area of Cronkmoar Farm.
Find from Crosby Vicarage
The findspot of a spindle whorl of reddish stone, 33 milimetres in diameter, found in the vicarage garden. Quernstones recorded at Ballacorkish Farm and Ballasalla are also recorded under this PRN.
Find from Curragh
The findspot of a small Neolithic, polished stone axehead found at the Curraghs, Ballaugh.  It is now kept at the Manx Museum (Accession No. 1954-0595) where it was donated to by Dr Thompson.
Find from Curragh
A record for a Neolithic stone axehead found in a marl pit at Ballaugh close to the remains of the remains of an Irish Elk (Cervus Megaceros). It may be a stone axehead of white whitstone which was found in the Curragh, a cast of which was exhibited at the meeting of the Arch. Institute in 1856 by the Rev. J G Cumming of Lichfield. The original was said to have been in the Museum of King William's College, Castletown. The axehead measured 21cm long by 15cm wide.
Find from Curragh Farm
The findspot of a Neolithic roughened-butt axehead of Ronaldsway type. It is now kept in the Manx Museum (Accession No. 1954-0578).
Find from Dalby
Two spearheads found at Dalby and held in the Cowley collection at the Manx Museum.
Find from Dog Mills
The findspot of a Neolithic or Bronze Age pounder or hammer consisting of a purplish boulder with depressions on four faces and both ends abraded. Found near the Dog Mills (Manx Museum Accession No. 1954-0621).
Find from Dog Mills
The findspot of a complete, red sandstone, hand quern found in a hedge forming the parish boundary at Rose Cottage, Dog Mills.
Find from Eairy
The findspot of a Neolithic artefact.
Find from Eary Farm
The findspot of a much-weathered stone axehead with a damaged blade. It was found by A.W. Teare in the field numbered 1196 on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.
Find from Foxdale
The findspot of a granite upper quernstone, rectangular in section and 21.5 centimetres in diameter.
Find from Foxdale
The findspot of an unspecified Neolithic artefact from Foxdale.
Find from Freeport Site, Balthane
The record for a Bronze Age find.
Find from Garey
The findspot of an unspecified Bronze Age artefact.
Find from Garey
The findspot of an unspecified Bronze Age artefact.
Find from Garey, Slieau Whallian
A record for a Neolithic Ronaldsway axehead found in Hospital Field by Cowley. Only its front half was polished and it measured 6 1/4 inches by 2 1/4 by 1 3/4. A Neolithic Ronaldsway type polished stone axehead was reportedly found at Eary Farm in the 1890s, a short distance to the west of Hospital Field, and given to Manx Museum by A W Teare in 1961. This is possibly the axehead from Eairy, Slieau Whallian, Accession No. 1961-0171.
Find from German
The findspot of a "jet sample" from German. Its date is unknown.