A slate slab with a cross incised on one face was found during excavations at Keeill Vael in 1979 before the site was flooded by the Sulby Reservoir. The stone measured 43 centimetres by 38.5 centimetres and 7 centimetres thick. The stone is now kept at the Manx Museum.

A slate slab with a cross incised on one face was found during excavations at Keeill Vael in 1979 before the site was flooded by the Sulby Reservoir. The stone measured 68 centimetres by 29.5 centimetres and 3 centimetres thick. The stone is now kept at the Manx Museum.

The remains of a chapel lie at the west end of the hilltop. The structure measures 5 by 3m. The walls are low, so no architectural features survive save for a doorway towards the west end of the south wall. Excavation showed that the interior was paved with small limestone flags, and a large boulder against the eastern wall formed part of the base of an altar. The internal wall faces showed signs of having been plastered and lime-washed red, while areas of rough-cast seen during excavation in 1918 suggest that the exterior was once rendered. The keeill was constructed on a low, almost rectangular platform, which was also paved.  Geophysical survey suggests that the platform may be associated with a buried ditch, which, together with the discovery of fragments of a Bronze Age cremation urn found buried below the floor of the chapel, is consistent with several other sites where prehistoric burial sites have been re-used during the Christian era.

Specimen of rough-cast render found during excavation of the chapel in 1918, and preserved in the National Collections at the Manx Museum.

The site of a ruined early medieval chapel or keeill, which stood some 65 metres to the west of the Druidale stream. The chapel was oriented west-northwest to east-southwest and measured 2.2 metres by 3.3 metres internally, with turf-capped, dry stone wall bases, rounded at the corners. The walls averaged 0.8 metres high and 1.2 metres thick. There was an entrance 0.7 metres wide in the north wall and the remains of an altar consisting of a stone slab 0.7 metres long by 0.2 metres high in the eastern end. The exterior was heavily overgrown with fern and no burial ground could be traced. The site now lies below the waters of the Sulby Reservoir.

A slate slab with a cross incised on one face was found during excavations at Keeill Vael in 1979 before the site was flooded by the Sulby Reservoir. The stone measured 63.5 centimetres by 27 centimetres and 9 centimetres thick. The stone is now kept at the Manx Museum.

A slate slab with a cross incised on one face was found at Keeill Vael during excavations in 1979 before the site was flooded by the Sulby Reservoir.  The stone measured 28.5 centimetres by 22 centimetres and 5.5 centimetres thick. The stone is now kept at the Manx Museum.

A record of an Iron Age settlement at Keeill Vael.

The unlocated site of an early medieval chapel or keeill known as Keeill Vael which is thought to have been sited in Bride parish.  In a letter published in the Manx Advertiser of 7 September 1826 C. Radcliffe states that amongst other keeills in Bride was "Keeill Vael... if I remember right, dedicated either to Michael the Archangel, or St. Mael or Mel, one of the disciples of St Patrick, by whom his life was written."

The probable site of an early medieval keeill or chapel which would have been in use during the period circa AD500 to circa AD1000. This site was described by the Ordnance Survey as being 'Well-known as the site of an ancient Chapel. Mr Cubbon, on whose land the Chapel stands, removed the remains a few years ago when improving the field.'   The name is now lost but the nearby Chibbyr Vael Well suggests a probable dedication to Michael.

The exact site of the keeill known as Keeill Vael, which gave its name to Glion Keeill Vael, mentioned in a deed of property near the head of Glen Auldyn, has not been located,  Tthe name would seem to refer to the little glen formed by a stream from Barrule running north from the mountain road and opening into the larger glen between Ballameanagh and Balleighteragh.  The approximate site of the Keeill would appear to have been in the fields shown as Plots 3243 or 3244 on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.

A slate slab with a cross incised on one face was found during excavations at Keeill Vael in 1979 before the site was flooded by the Sulby Reservoir. The stone measured 17 centimetres by 14 centimetres and 1.25 centimetres thick. The stone is now kept at the Manx Museum.

This stone was found during excavation at Keeill Vael (IOMHER 0806.00) in 1979. On one face the slab bears a simple incised cross with approximately equal length arms.

This stone was found during excavation at Keeill Vael (IOMHER 0806.00) in 1979. On one face of this irregular slab an incised and pecked cross has been carved, with equal upper, left and right arms and an extended lower arm. There are traces of a pecked border surrounding the cross.

This stone was found during excavation at Keeill Vael (IOMHER 0806.00) in 1980. One face of the slab bears a deeply incised cross augmented by many scratched strokes.

This stone was found during excavation at Keeill Vael (IOMHER 0806.00) in 1980. One face of the slab bears a crudely incised cross within an irregular incised frame. Two additional crosslets hang from the foot of the frame.

This stone was found during excavation at Keeill Vael (IOMHER 0806.00) in 1980. The slab is broken and appears to lack the lower end, as one arm of a cross formed by multiple scratched strokes is truncated.

This stone was found during excavation at Keeill Vael (IOMHER 0806.00) in 1980. The slab is almost rectangular, and bears an incised cross near the head of one face. The vertical line is formed from a single scratched line while the horizontal arm is made from two lines. None of the arms are of equal length.

Medieval chapel. The site was investigated by the Manx Archaeological Survey (1915) and the remains of a medieval chapel were found to measure 7.2 by 3.8m internally. The Survey noted that the western end of the chapel was largely destroyed, and the structure is now obscured by field clearance stones. It lies within an enclosure about 45m long by 40m wide.

The site of the burial ground of an early medieval keeill or chapel, which would have been in use between circa AD500 and AD1000.  St Matthew's Chapel or Keeill Vian was recorded by P.M.C. Kermode in 1915, when it had been part preserved through having been converted into a root-house. The building stood within an enclosure was on a naturally raised plateau about 120 metres above sea level, but its bounds could not be clearly traced, but would be as shown on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map. Graves had been found across the farm road and suggested that the burial ground extended further to the north. Many lintel graves had also been seen to north and west of the building.

Medieval chapel, alleged. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 marks the site of a chapel and burial ground at this location, together with the annotation 'Site of St Matthew's Chapel (Keeill Vian)'. A marker is placed on the alleged position of the chapel and an area of rough ground is defined, which could represent a burial enclosure. The Manx Archaeological Survey (1915) briefly states that a keeill dedicated to St Matthew stood here. The Survey makes no mention of burials, and there is no tradition of any graves having been disturbed in the area. A Royal Commission field inspector noted in 1976 that there were no surface remains of any kind, and expressed the view that the location was a most unlikely one for site of this type. The site now lies within the garden curtilage of a modern dwelling.

Medieval chapel, alleged. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 marks the site of a chapel and burial ground at this location, together with the annotation 'Site of St Matthew's Chapel (Keeill Vian)'. A marker is placed on the alleged position of the chapel. The Manx Archaeological Survey (1915) briefly states that a keeill dedicated to St Matthew stood here. A Royal Commission field inspector noted in 1976 that there were no surface remains of any kind, and expressed the view that the location was a most unlikely one for site of this type. The site now lies within the garden curtilage of a modern dwelling.

Medieval burial ground, alleged. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 marks the site of a chapel and burial ground at this location, together with the annotation 'Site of St Matthew's Chapel (Keeill Vian)'. An area of rough ground is defined, which could represent a burial enclosure. The Manx Archaeological Survey (1915) briefly states that a keeill dedicated to St Matthew stood here. The Survey makes no mention of burials, and there is no tradition of any graves having been disturbed in the area. A Royal Commission field inspector noted in 1976 that there were no surface remains of any kind, and expressed the view that the location was a most unlikely one for site of this type. The site now lies within the garden curtilage of a modern dwelling.

The site of an early medieval keeill or chapel, which would have been in use between circa AD500 and AD1000.   St Matthew's Chapel or Keeill Vian was recorded by P.M.C. Kermode in 1915, when the ruined walls were in part preserved through having been converted into a root-house.  The chapel measured internally 7.0 metres x 3.9 metres and the walls, which stood generally up to their eaves, averaged in width 0.8 metres. The west end appeared to have been rebuilt and the building may have originally measured about 8.0 metres long.  There was no trace of an altar. A doorway - possibly modern - was in the east wall with possible remains of a window in the south wall.  The building was orientated east-southeast to west-northwest. The walls were badly bulging and decayed so that Kermode was unable to examine the foundations. The side walls were skirted by stone slabs, set on end, which were a feature of some older keeills, but the thickness of the walls and style of construction throughout indicated that the building did not belong to the oldest period; the dedication of the Keeill to St Matthew also indicated this.  The enclosure was on a naturally raised plateau about 120 metres above sea level, but its bounds could not be clearly traced, but they were shown on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map. Graves had been found across the farm road and suggested that the burial ground extended further to the north. Many lintel graves had also been seen to north and west of the building.

It has been reported that lintel graves have been found close to the remains of Keeill Vout in the past. The site was excavated by Mr R. Lace in 1910.