Modern millpond.
The Ordnance Survey First Edition 1:2500 map of 1868 records a corn mill at Kentraugh, and the millpond is shown immediately to the east. The mill leat is shown extending for just over 500m upstream, whilst the tail race rejoins the Colby river 200m downstream. The lower reaches of the leat and the southern side of the millpond are retained by substantial embankments and a dam.
The millpond is now filled in. The leat and tail race are still traceable throughout their length.
Modern chapel.
The Primitive Methodist chapel at Kentraugh is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 mapping of 1868.
The building was loaned for use as a chapel by the occupant of Kentraugh mill, and its earlier history is obscure.
The old chapel was superceded by the construction of a purpose-built structure further to the north along the Croit e Caley road in 1881.
The site of a burial ground associated with an early medieval chapel or keill site, thought to date to the period AD500 to AD1000. This site has long been under cultivation but is distinguished from the rest of the field by its stony nature and the slightly raised outline on the south side. Graves have reportedly been found during ploughing here.
The site of an early medieval chapel or keill site, thought to date to the period AD500 to AD1000. This site has long been under cultivation but is distinguished from the rest of the field by its stony nature and the slightly raised outline on the south side. Graves have reportedly been found during ploughing here.
17th century Civil War earthwork fortification.
This earthwork fort was built in the mid 17th century by James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, Lord of Man, and a Royalist who fortified the Island against Parliamentary forces during the Great Civil War which racked the British islands from 1642 to 1651.
The fort is a simple example of a sconce or star fort, so-called because of its pointed outline, and was designed to withstand almost all forms of artillery attack.
It is basically rectangular, measuring 50 by 37m internally. The interior is raised 3m above the level of the surrounding ground and protected by thick ramparts still standing to a height of 5m. Each corner is further strengthened by a pointed projecting bastion, so that the overall size of the fort was 110 by 95m.
The bastions were designed to serve as gun emplacements: at the time of its surrender the fort was equipped with nine cannon of various sizes. The interior of the fort provided shelter for troops, supplies, and even horses.
The fort guarded the most reliable route round the marshy Curraghs from Ramsey - the best port in the north of the Island - to Peel in the west, with its castle and harbour. Stanley created several other fortifications around the Island, but Kerroogarrow is the best preserved and stands comparison with some of the best examples surviving in England.
Modern watermill (site of) and associated water management.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a building at the grid reference provided, together with the annotation, 'Corn Mill'.
The mill was one of a complex of buildings shown intact on the 1869 mapping, all but one of which have since been destroyed by coastal erosion.
The mill was supplied by a leat and millpond, both of which however still survive and provide water to a modern fish farm. Water is drawn from the river 380m upstream of the mill, the entrance to the leat being controlled by a weir and sluice. The leat extends for 160m before entering the millpond, which covers quarter of an acre.
A 130m leat connected the pond to the mill, which was protected by an overflow race which extended SW for 170m before entering the river just above the rivermouth. The course of the overflow is now occupied by a series of artificial fish pools which are fed from the leat.
The tail race would appear to have been culverted from the gable of the mill as far as a point just above the cliffline, over which it emptied onto the shore.
Modern watermill (site of).
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a building at the grid reference provided, together with the annotation, 'Corn Mill'.
The mill was one of a complex of buildings shown intact on the 1869 mapping, all but one of which have since been destroyed by coastal erosion.
The mill was supplied by a leat and millpond, both of which however still survive and provide water to a modern fish farm. The tail race would appear to have been culverted from the gable of the mill to a point just above the cliffline, over which it emptied onto the shore.
Modern mill leat.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a group of buildings together with the annotation, 'Corn Mill'.
The mill complex has since been destroyed by coastal erosion. The mill was supplied by a leat and millpond, both of which however still survive and provide water to a modern fish farm.
Water is drawn from the river 380m upstream of the mill, the entrance to the leat being controlled by a weir and sluice located at SC3134590481. The leat extends for 160m before entering the millpond, at the other end of which a 130m leat connected the pond to the mill.
The leat survives in a functioning form as far as the overflow race (the grid reference provided refers to this point), at which point water is diverted through the fish farm.
Modern millpond.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a group of buildings, together with the annotation, 'Corn Mill'.
The mill complex has since been destroyed by coastal erosion. The mill was supplied by a leat and millpond, both of which however still survive and provide water to a modern fish farm.
Water is drawn from the river 380m upstream of the mill along a 160m leat to a millpond, at the other end of which a 130m leat connected the pond to the mill.
The quarter acre millpond (centred at the grid reference provided) still functions today.
Modern overflow race.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a group of buildings, together with the annotation, 'Corn Mill'.
The mill complex has since been destroyed by coastal erosion. The mill was supplied by a leat and millpond, both of which however still survive and provide water to a modern fish farm.
A 380m leat provided water to the mill, which was protected by an overflow race, the sluice for which was located at SC3112290715. The overflow race extended SW for 170m before entering the river just above the rivermouth at the grid reference provided. The lower part of the overflow has been destroyed by coastal erosion.
The course of the overflow is now occupied by a series of artificial fish pools which are fed from the leat.
Modern watermill (site of) and associated water management.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a group of buildings, together with the annotation, 'Corn Mill'.
The mill complex has since been destroyed by coastal erosion. The mill was supplied by a leat and millpond, both of which however still survive and provide water to a modern fish farm.
The tail race would appear to have been culverted from the gable of the mill as far as a point (to which the grid reference relates) just above the cliffline, over which it emptied onto the shore.
Like the rest of the mill buildings, the tail race has since been destroyed by coastal erosion.
Prehistoric flint scatter.
A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Kerrowglass by CH Cowley.
No further details concerning the discovery were recorded and the grid reference relates to the extant farmstead for indicative purposes only.
The antiquary Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.