The site of the Glenfaba brickworks, now demolished. The company operated a quarry for raw materials at SC23888344 - PRN 1854.00 from which clay was at one time hauled via a horse-drawn tramway.
The brickworks site is now occupied by a power station.
The castle on St Patrick's Isle, connected to the town of Peel by a causeway. Site of the cathedral of St German, seat of the Bishop of Sodor and Man, and the location of the Moddey Dhoo legend. The cathedral was described as totally useless by the time of the Crown administration. The castle housed the English garrison whose soldiers adjusted their behaviour for a ghost.
St German's Cathedral, possibly on the site of a predecessor, was founded in the 13th-14th centuries but due to the incursions of the raiding Scots was protected by a curtain wall and gatehouse in the later 14th century, a feature that was to develop into the fortress and garrison of Peel Castle during the 15th to 19th centuries.
St German's Cathedral, possibly on the site of a predecessor, was founded in the 13th-14th centuries but due to the incursions of the raiding Scots was protected by a curtain wall and gatehouse in the later 14th century, a feature that was to develop into the fortress and garrison of Peel Castle during the 15th to 19th centuries.
St German's Cathedral, possibly on the site of a predecessor, was founded in the 13th-14th centuries but due to the incursions of the raiding Scots was protected by a curtain wall and gatehouse in the later 14th century, a feature that was to develop into the fortress and garrison of Peel Castle during the 15th to 19th centuries.
St German's Cathedral, possibly on the site of a predecessor, was founded on St Patrick's Isle in the 13th-14th centuries but due to the incursions of the raiding Scots was protected by a curtain wall and gatehouse in the later 14th century.
St German's Cathedral, possibly on the site of a predecessor, was founded in the 13th-14th centuries but due to the incursions of the raiding Scots was protected by a curtain wall and gatehouse in the later 14th century.
St German's Cathedral, possibly on the site of a predecessor, was founded in the 13th-14th centuries but due to the incursions of the raiding Scots was protected by a curtain wall and gatehouse in the later 14th century, a feature that was to develop into the fortress and garrison of Peel Castle during the 15th to 19th centuries.
St German's Cathedral, possibly on the site of a predecessor, was founded in the 13th-14th centuries but due to the incursions of the raiding Scots was protected by a curtain wall and gatehouse in the later 14th century, a feature that was to develop into the fortress and garrison of Peel Castle during the 15th to 19th centuries.
Excavation here in 1984 revealed a pagan Viking cemetery, either in or on the edge of an early Christian burial ground and included an important Viking female burial, referred to as a “queen”. This burial was associated with a cooking spit, three knives, scissors or shears, a comb, needle box and a necklace of sixty-seven jet, amber and glass beads probably of late 9th or early 10th century date. Other pagan burials had buckles with them and one was associated with thirteen small silver balls, possibly tassels from a cloak. From other graves were found a number of buckles and ring-headed pins and also a mid-10th century coin of Edmund.
Medieval burial ground. Burials have been found wherever excavations have taken place north of the cathedral. Investigations during the 1980s revealed that burials took place over a number of centuries on ground now covered by the Half Moon battery to the west of the cathedral, the apartments north of the chancel, and the raised open ground between.
A small fragment from a wheel-headed cross, which was found in 1874 during restoration of the barracks or garrison hall. It was for a time displayed in the castle museum located in the guardhouse. Part of the head and part of the left arm of the cross survive, together with a short arc of the encircling ring. The face of the cross is decorated with a loose interlace: the upper limb shows a ring trapping looped bands. The ring appears to have been undecorated.
This stone was found built into the east wall of the north transept of St German's Cathedral. It was removed in 1906 and housed in the castle museum located in the guardhouse. All signs of carving have been worn away on both faces, and only an incomplete inscription survives on one edge. The use of the word 'cross' within the inscription implies that carving must once have been present. The inscription has been translated as "...this cross to the memory of Asrith his wife, daughter of Odd..."
This small water-worn, lozenge-shaped slab was found during excavations north of St German's Cathedral in 1983. It bears a regularly incised cross in outline. The upper, left and right arms are of equal size, whilst the lower arm is longer, its foot unfinished.
A fragment of red sandstone, found during excavations north of St German's Cathedral in 1983. The now-incomplete design carved on one face shows a number of rays extending from a central point, surrounded by a double circle. It has been interpreted as either a sundial or a Chi-rho symbol.
This small flake of stone was found during excavations north of St German's Cathedral in 1983. The carving is incomplete as a result of the flake becoming detached from a larger stone, but shows a portion of interlace involving at least five strands, one of which is decorated with lightly cut parallel lines. The entire design has been executed using a knife and is likely to be a trial-piece or graffito.
This slate slab was found during excavations at the garrison hall in 1986. A simple cross is incised on one face. The other face bears three poorly executed runes spelling the name, 'Thor'. Both faces are covered in various other motifs which may be graffiti or hold greater significance.
This irregular slab was found during excavations north of St German's Cathedral in 1987. One face bears an incised cross formed by interlinking two flat rings at right angles. This kind of knot is similar to many found on the more complex Manx monuments, but is unusual because of its curved rather than angular form. Other motifs on the stone may be graffiti or of greater significance, and include an incomplete grid pattern.
