The site of an 'ancient' well was discovered by the Reverend Canon Quine at the lower corner of the Glebe, about 130 metres west of Lonan Old Church. The well was triangular in shape and formed of three great blocks of stone set on edge in the bed of a stream. It was likely that it was used for baptism, representing the transition period from the use of living waters to that of the font. It is possible that the cross found here by Canon Quine had originally been set up beside the well.
This rounded boulder was discovered in 1926 built into a wall on the west side of Stoney Road opposite the road to Ballamilgen, Laxey. It bears a deep-set cross with expanding limbs.
This broken slab was found close to a well in one of the glebe fields adjoning the churchyard in 1906. On one face the cross is set within a curved frame, the lower limb projecting just beyond the frame; on the other side the carving simply comprises a cross without a surround.
This small slab was found in the churchyard in 1906. It bears a simple incised cross, made exceptional by short bars which cross the upper and lower limbs. The terminals of the arms are deliberately rounded. A curious semi-circular frame encloses the upper half of the cross, and almost exactly echoes the rounded head of the slab, which seems to have been deliberately shaped.
A fine wheel-headed cross standing in its original position. The base of the cross is inserted through a slot cut in a slab laid flat on the ground. The stone is carved on one face, bearing an equal-limbed cross and a ring with wide borders, set on a short, broad shaft. Circular hollows mark the junction of the arms. The cross and shaft are filled with plait-work, and edged with single or double bead-moulding. The ring which circles the cross is divided into three bands, separated by projecting borders; the inner and outer rings are decorated with further interlace, while the central band contains knots formed from pairs of intertwined chain links.
The upper part of the cross shaft is decorated with four bands of plait-work. The design used on this cross is very similar to that on Manx Cross 72 suggesting that the carver of one may have been familiar with the other, or may have been responsible for both.
This central portion of a small slab is all that remains of a memorial found in the churchyard: substantial parts of both edges have been lost. The stone bears an equal-limbed 'Celtic' cross supported on a ring. The outline of the cross and the ring are edged with a flat moulding. Both are framed within an outer circle, which stands on a narrow shaft.
This broken slab was found in about 1870 at a mound just north of the churchyard. The carving takes the form of a 'Celtic' cross surrounded by a ring. The lower arm of the cross extends below the ring to form a shaft which terminates in a simple flat pedestal. Cross, ring, shaft and pedestal are all bordered by a bead moulding, and the cross is otherwise undecorated.
This fragment was found in the churchyard wall c.1890. This stone was found in the churchyard. Only the head of the memorial survives, and part of the face has flaked away. The stone itself is wheel-headed so as to reflect the outline of the sculpture, which comprises an equal-armed 'Celtic' cross set within a ring. The cross is edged with a single moulding, the ring with double bead mouldings. In the centre of the cross is carved a small ring.
247 names listed. First World War. The tablet was unveiled on 17 April 1921 by the Lord Bishop. It is the work of Mr R.W. Creer, Harris Terrace, Douglas and the foreman in charge was Mr Faragher, who both acted under the advice of Mr Archibald Knox. This was the second memorial to the Great War to be erected in All Saint's Church in 1921. The first plaque had been erected in January of that year.
The site of an early medieval chapel or keeill and burial ground thought to date to the period A.D. 500-1000. There have been no visible remains of a keeill within living memory. During a visit in 1898 by the IoM Natural History & Antiquarian Society it was reported that graves had been found on the site and that stones had been removed from it for use in the construction of a nearby stable in 1825.
The site occupied the top of a low rise in a meadow when visited by J.R. Bruce in 1963-4. The burial ground, about 25 metres long on its longer axis, formed a slightly raised area of which the border is more evident on the north side.
The site consists of the grass-covered, flat-topped summit of a low hill which falls within a paddock associated with a private house. The Ordnance Survey First Edition 1:2500 mapping of 1867 shows a subcircular embanked enclosure at the grid reference provided, together with the annotation, 'Chapel & Burial Ground (Site of)'. The beginnings of a second embanked enclosure are shown on the same survey immediately to the northeast but are cut by a modern roadway and do not reappear on the other side of the road.
Further graves have been reportedly found elsewhere within the grounds of the property: these include several burials close to the house, approximately 150m from the enclosure. Traces of the burial ground were reportedly seen in 1898 and some bones found. Lintel graves have been noted, including one found to the east-southeast of the keeill site in 1954 and examined by B.R.S. Megaw and A.M. Cubbon of Manx Museum.
Several reminiscences collected in the mid-20th century amongst local residents suggested, by way of the name Keeill Woirrey, that the chapel had been dedicated to St Mary. No separate corroboration of this oral tradition has been identified: it should be noted that the chapel just 400m to the south-southwest (PRN 0032) shares the same dedication.
The Ordnance Survey First Edition 1:2500 mapping of 1867 shows a subcircular embanked enclosure annotated as 'Chapel & Burial Ground (Site of)'.
The beginnings of a second embanked enclosure are shown on the same survey immediately to the northeast, but are cut by a modern roadway and do not reappear on the other side of the road. This was used as a place of execution from the late 17th until the early 19th century.
The site of an early medieval chapel or keeill and burial ground thought to date to the period A.D. 500-1000, as well as a post-medieval execution site. There have been no visible remains of a keeill within living memory. During a visit in 1898 by the IoM Natural History & Antiquarian Society it was reported that graves had been found on the site and that stones had been removed from it for use in the construction of a nearby stable in 1825.
The site occupied the top of a low rise in a meadow when visited by J.R. Bruce in 1963-4. The burial ground, about 25 metres long on its longer axis, formed a slightly raised area of which the border is more evident on the north side.
The site consists of the grass-covered, flat-topped summit of a low hill which falls within a paddock associated with a private house. The Ordnance Survey First Edition 1:2500 mapping of 1867 shows a subcircular embanked enclosure at the grid reference provided, together with the annotation, 'Chapel & Burial Ground (Site of)'; towards the southwest of the interior the presence of a flagstaff was also marked. The enclosure measured approximately 24 metres across. The beginnings of a second embanked enclosure are shown on the same survey immediately to the northeast but are cut by a modern roadway and do not reappear on the other side of the road.
Further graves have been reportedly found elsewhere within the grounds of the property: these include several burials close to the house, approximately 150m from the enclosure. Traces of the burial ground were reportedly seen in 1898 and some bones found. Lintel graves have been noted, including one found to the east-southeast of the keeill site in 1954 and examined by B.R.S. Megaw and A.M. Cubbon of Manx Museum.
Several reminiscences collected in the mid-20th century amongst local residents suggested, by way of the name Keeill Woirrey, that the chapel had been dedicated to St Mary. No separate corroboration of this oral tradition has been identified: it should be noted that the chapel just 400m to the south-southwest (PRN 0032) shares the same dedication.
The Ordnance Survey’s 1:10560 map of 1870 shows a roughly oval mound here, about 25 metres long, with a smaller mound to the northeast which served as a gibbet mound until the early 19th century. This was used as a place of execution from the late 17th until the early 19th century.
The site of an early medieval chapel or keeill and burial ground thought to date to the period A.D. 500-1000. There have been no visible remains of a keeill within living memory. During a visit in 1898 by the IoM Natural History & Antiquarian Society it was reported that graves had been found on the site and that stones had been removed from it for use in the construction of a nearby stable in 1825.
The site occupied the top of a low rise in a meadow when visited by J.R. Bruce in 1963-4. The burial ground, about 25 metres long on its longer axis, formed a slightly raised area of which the border is more evident on the north side.
The site consists of the grass-covered, flat-topped summit of a low hill which falls within a paddock associated with a private house. The Ordnance Survey First Edition 1:2500 mapping of 1867 shows a subcircular embanked enclosure at the grid reference provided, together with the annotation, 'Chapel & Burial Ground (Site of)'. The enclosure measured approximately 24m across. The beginnings of a second embanked enclosure are shown on the same survey immediately to the northeast but are cut by a modern roadway and do not reappear on the other side of the road.
Further graves have been reportedly found elsewhere within the grounds of the property: these include several burials close to the house, approximately 150m from the enclosure. Traces of the burial ground were reportedly seen in 1898 and some bones found. Lintel graves have been noted, including one found to the east-southeast of the keeill site in 1954 and examined by B.R.S. Megaw and A.M. Cubbon of Manx Museum.
Several reminiscences collected in the mid-20th century amongst local residents suggested, by way of the name Keeill Woirrey, that the chapel had been dedicated to St Mary. No separate corroboration of this oral tradition has been identified: it should be noted that the chapel just 400m to the south-southwest (PRN 0032) shares the same dedication.
Stones from the foundations of a lost keeill were built into a stable wall at Lorn House in 1825. The stables and other outbuildings have been examined but no building stones have been identified as orginating from a keeill.
This two storey building has stone walls and a hipped slate roof, being basically square in plan and set within extensive walled grounds. The south and east facades have a clear architectural expression but the other elevations are confused by a curved projection extending the height of the building from ground to eaves. No interior inspection has been performed. The building appears to be in good repair with a collection of outbuildings. The front facade (east) has a central entrance porch of enclosed wooden panels around which are arranged rectangular windows in the adjacent stone walls. All of the windows are characterised by a cement rendered frame to their openings which is plain at the sides and head but curved below the sill. The southern facade is distinctive in that it has a wrought iron covered verandah across the full width. A central group of three windows (same style as elsewhere) is arranged around a curved projection extending the height of the building from ground to eaves. The building appears to be in good repair. The house has historic significance in that it was the residence of Governor Hope when built in 1847. Although the architecture is not of outstanding quality it has interest and the building, although all but invisible in Castletown, has always featured prominently in local events. It is suggested that it be listed for preservation.
The above assessment was prepared prior to the existence of Registered Building and Conservation Area legislation, in support of the building's protection.
The building has since been used as a corporate HQ and more recently as a private residence.
It was placed on the Protected Buildings Register in 2015 (No. 269).
The findspot of an early prehistoric flint scatter which included 5 blades, flakes and cores collected during the clearance of Lough Cranstal drain upstream from Kiondam Bridge.
Modern gun battery.
A gun battery was constructed near Lough House in 1797, as part of a wider response to the threat posed by foreign privateers to the Island's coastline and its shipping.
The battery appears to have been designed as one of several placed around Douglas Bay to provide interlocking fields of fire from one end of the bay to the other.
The Lough House battery was designed to accommodate two guns, which are present in a subsequent inventory of 1803, although the platform on which they were stood was deemed unserviceable.
Curphey places the Lough House battery approximately 750m north of Ballaquayle stream. There is no sign of earthworks in the area now, which is now occupied by a modern hotel.
