There are 4 columns of 104 names listed alphabetically. "Second World War 1939-1945." Followed by 4 columns of 24 names listed alphabetically. Underneath is the following inscription: "They shall grow not old, as we are left to grow old, / Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn, / At the going down of the sun, and in the morning / We will remember them." The memorial is located in temporary storage at a farm in the parish of German.
101 names listed alphabetically; First World War.
25 names listed alphabetically; Second World War.
Runic style cross made of Woolton sandstone, with two inlaid slate plaques either side. This sits upon a 3 tier plinth, with 4 inlaid slate plaques on each side of the upper tier.
The memorial was unveiled on Thursday 20 April 1922 by the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, Sir W. Fry. The memorial was dedicated by the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Mann. The officiating clergy were the Vicar (the Rev. W. Newton Hudson, M.A.), the Rev. S. Greenhalgh, chaplain of Cronk-y-Voddy, the Rev. C.A. Cannan, B.A., chaplain of St John's and the Rev. T.R. Kneale, M.A., Rural Dean of Peel. The mound on which the monument was erected was guarded by coast guards, under Petty-Officer Miller. During the unveiling, the ex-servicemen were drawn up under Lieutenant Stanley Kelly and Petty-Officer Andrew Hannah. One of the Union Jacks which veiled the monument was sent by the children of Peel, New South Wales to the children of Peel, Isle of Man, in 1908. Two wreaths were placed on the monument, one on behalf of the parishioners (formally placed on the cross by Mrs Cleator, who lost a son in the war) and one from the Scouts and Guides (laid by a Cub and Brownie who had lost a father and brother respectively). The sculptor of the memorial was Mr T.H. Royston of Douglas.
106 names listed alphabetically, by district; First World War and Second World War.
The memorial consists of a marble plaque on a stone plinth.
It was unveiled on 11 November 2010 by Miss Dhoona Leece and dedicated by Canon Malcolm Convery. The memorial was sponsored by the Parish Board and cost £1,000. It was sculpted by Dennis Quaye, stonemason. It was decided to erect a central memorial in St John's village as it was felt that the men from German parish were not who fell in both wars were not recorded elsewhere in the area. It is placed beside a busy road and footpath so that it can be easily observed by persons passing by.
The site known as "Giant's Grave" no longer survives as the stones of the monument were reportedly removed and used to build the boundary wall alongside the road here. It is not clear what form any monument took, however, as it is also reported that there were possible early medieval lintel graves found here. No trace of a monument has been found at this location.
This site has been described as the remains of a cairn with two quartz blocks 7.4 m apart in line, northwest to southeast. The northwestern stone was 0.5 m high with sides of 0.6 by 0.4 m. The southeast stone was irregular in shape, 0.6 m high with sides of 0.5 by 0.6 by 0.8 m. There was no trace of a mound or cist.
Mr Shimmin, the occupier, said his brother dug possibly in the hollow near the northeast stone and 'found an axe and an old gun. There's lots in it'. There is a feeling that the area between the stones was a burial ground and had not been ploughed.
Megaw was not impressed either with the stone or the site in general. The impression was obtained that the stones did not form part of an antiquity.
Gob y Vollee or Giant's Grave is a linear feature which measures 50 metres in length by 18 metres wide and is up to 0.7 metres high, which is thought to be a natural rock outcrop, although it was suggested to be a prehistoric long barrow in the past.
Prehistoric worked flint scatter.
Worked flints of Mesolithic type have been recovered from the field in which the Giant's Quoiting Stone stands. The various finds are unlocalised (grid reference applies to the centre of the field).
The remains of a possible stone circle. The site has been interpreted as consisting of an original ring of large white quartz boulders, open to the northwest for a space of 2.1 metres and covering an area of about 9 metres by 10.5 metres. Within the ring a horseshoe-shaped chamber is represented by three leaning stones which appear to have formed its north side. Workmen repairing fences were reported to have 'found at the foot of some of the boulders a number of crocks containing ashes.' (report in IOMNHAS excursion).
The site has also been interpreted as consisting of erratic quartz blocks. Four blocks now remain, the largest of which is 2.6 m long, 0.5 m thick and 1.3m high and the smallest is 1.3 m long, 0.9 m wide and 0.4 m high. They form a vague north to south arc which is 14.0 m long along its inner curve. The 'circle' is set upon a steep slope and is a doubtful antiquity by virtue of its appearance and its topographical situation.
Prehistoric standing stone.
The monolith comprises a rather pointed stone, 2.5m high, 1.1m wide and 0.5m thick. The stone was incorporated into a garden when surrounding houses were built in 1894. There is no trace of other features nearby, although there are several outcrops of rock immediately to the south. In its modern setting the stone is not particularly visible, but even prior to this its position part way up an east-facing slope would have mitigated against its prominence as a landmark.
Prehistoric standing stone.
A large slab of local grey stone standing 3.2m high, with sides of 1.2m and 0.4m. It is used by cattle as a rubbing post.
The stone shares the same name as another lying some 350m to the SSW. Kermode's List of Antiquities (1930) attaches the name to both sites, although the name appears today to have been forgotten locally in respect of this site, in favour of the Big Stone Field.
Worked flints have been recovered from the surrounding field.
Prehistoric standing stone.
A large slab of local grey stone standing 3.2m high, with sides of 1.2m and 0.4m. It is used by cattle as a rubbing post.
The stone shares the same name as another lying some 350m to the SSW. Kermode's List of Antiquities (1930) attaches the name to both sites, although the name appears today to have been forgotten locally in respect of this site, in favour of the Big Stone Field.
The findspot of a Mesolithic flint scatter found during building work in the field behind Ginger Hall, Sulby. The flints included 3 cores, 3 gravers, blades, flakes, scrapers and microliths, which are now kept in the Manx Museum.
An extensive cropmark complex near Dog Mills was discovered by air photography taken in 1982-83 by Prof. B. Jones and N. Higham. At Kionlough (SC 453985) between the modern road and the sea are two complicated site nuclei with associated field systems, suggesting two periods of superimposed landscape. Elements of both landscapes can be seen to the south as buried ditch lines. 550 metres to the southwest, and to the north of Nassan (SC 447981), an elliptical multivallate site appears to be the principal feature, although another, sub-rectangular enclosure is visible, 300 metres to the northeast.
An extensive cropmark complex near Dog Mills was discovered by air photography taken in 1982-83 by Prof. B. Jones and N. Higham. At Kionlough (SC 453985) between the modern road and the sea are two complicated site nuclei with associated field systems, suggesting two periods of superimposed landscape. Elements of both landscapes can be seen to the south as buried ditch lines. 550 metres to the southwest, and to the north of Nassan (SC 447981), an elliptical multivallate site appears to be the principal feature, although another, sub-rectangular enclosure is visible, 300 metres to the northeast.
An extensive cropmark complex near Dog Mills was discovered by air photography taken in 1982-83 by Prof. B. Jones and N. Higham. At Kionlough (SC 453985) between the modern road and the sea are two complicated site nuclei with associated field systems, suggesting two periods of superimposed landscape. Elements of both landscapes can be seen to the south as buried ditch lines. 550 metres to the southwest, and to the north of Nassan (SC 447981), an elliptical multivallate site appears to be the principal feature, although another, sub-rectangular enclosure is visible, 300 metres to the northeast.
