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Port St Mary Saw Mill
Modern saw mill. The Ordnance Survey First Edition 1:2500 map of 1868 shows a saw mill at this location near Port St Mary Point.
Port St Mary School
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 large-scale mapping published in 1869 records a schoolhouse at the grid reference provided, together with the annotation 'School'. The building no longer survives.
Port St Mary Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Modern chapel. The original Wesleyan Methodist chapel stood on the High Street and opened in 1835. It was replaced by a larger chapel in 1895 at a new site further to the north, but continued in use as a Sunday school. It was sold and demolished in 1972, allowing the road to be widened. A garden of remembrance was created on the site in 1975.
Port St Mary Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Modern chapel. A new Wesleyan Methodist chapel was constructed on Bay View Road in 1895, replacing the earlier chapel nearly 300m to the south. It was eventually sold in 1970 and used as a Baptist church until demolished in 2000 on safety grounds. The site is now occupied by a modern church.
Port St Mary Wesleyan Sunday School Roll of Honour, Holy Trinity Church (Mount Tabor), Rushen (IOM_NIWM_RUS_00004)
There are five columns of names, mostly alphabetical. First World War and Second World War. Scroll printed in colours on card enclosed in a wooden frame, illuminated display. Memorial was housed in two previous locations, being the Wesleyan School Room, High Street Port St Mary, and Bay Road Methodist Church.
Port y Vullen Cross Slab (Manx Cross 161)
This diminutive pocket-sized stone was found in 1898 in a grave uncovered during drainage works for a house near Port e Vullen in 1928. It is carved with a simple cross in outline on both faces.
Poyllvaaish Crop Mark
A crop mark of unknown origin at Poyllvaaish.
Poyllvaaish Finds
A stone axehead of uncertain date or identification. The object may in fact not be an artifact.  It is kept in the Manx Museum (1971-0206/28 ex. C.H. Cowley Collection). The absence of microlithic material suggests that there was no exposure at the well known site in 1917, the date of Cowley's recorded visit.   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.
Poyllvaaish Flint Scatter
A scatter of Mesolithic and Neolithic flints found by W. Cubbon.
Poyllvaaish Flint Scatter
A scatter of 55 Mesolithic and Neolithic flints found by W. Cubbon.
Poyllvaaish Flint Scatter
A scatter of Mesolithic and Neolithic flints found by W. Cubbon in 1917.
Poyllvaaish Flint Scatter
A scatter of Mesolithic and Neolithic flints, including flint cores, found at Poyllvaaish.
Poyllvaaish Flint Scatter
A Bronze Age plano-convex flint knife was reportedly found at Poyllvaaish, probably by F. Swinnerton.
Poyllvaaish Flint Scatter
A scatter of flints of early Prehistoric date.
Poyllvaaish Flint Scatter
A flint scatter including flints of Mesolithic and Neolithic date.
Poyllvaaish Flint Scatter
A flint scatter including flints of Neolithic date.
Poyllvaaish Flint Scatter
A scatter of Mesolithic flints found by F. Swinnerton.
Poyllvaaish Flint Scatter
The findspot of a scatter of flints of early prehistoric date.
Poyllvaaish Flint Scatter
The findspot of a scatter of flints of early prehistoric date.
Poyllvaaish Flint Scatter
The findspot of a scatter of flints of early prehistoric date.
Poyllvaaish Horsewalk
Modern horsewalk. The Ordnance Survey First Edition 1:2500 map of 1868 shows a horsewalk at this location. The structure still survives.
Poyllvaaish Settlement
The site of a Mesolithic settlement which was excavated by F. Swinnerton and L.S. Garrard during the 20th century.
Poyllvaaish Settlement
A surface scatter of Mesolithic flints found here is thought to possibly represent the site of a temporary coastal camp, dating to Mesolithic times. The flints were revealed by quarrying. Although large quantities were collected in the 1880s by Swinnerton, a trial excavation in 1972 was unproductive.
Prestons Fulling Mill
The site of a post medieval fulling mill which was recorded in AD1643.
Prestons Paper Mill
The site of a post medieval paper mill which was recorded in AD1643.