Medieval chapel.
The Ordnance Survey First Edition 1:2500 map records 'Site of Chapel & Burial Ground' with the usual symbol locating the site at the grid reference provided.
The site lies in the grounds of Ballagawne House, which stands 50m to the west.
The Manx Archaeological Survey (1868) records that both Feltham (1798) and Cumming (1861) had seen the remains of the chapel, but that these had apparently disappeared by the time of the Ordnance Survey in 1868. Canon Savage, writing about 1885, records the reminiscence of the elderly tenant that 'old folks' remembered the structure roofed (i.e. re-roofed?) and used for storing apples: this would be in the early 19th century. Savage also recorded that remains of a floor of clay and stones were apparent at the time of his visit and suggested a building measuring 9 by 4m.
Medieval chapel and burial ground, holy well.
The Ordnance Survey First Edition 1:2500 map records 'Site of Chapel & Burial Ground' with the usual symbol locating the site at the grid reference provided.
The site lies in the grounds of Ballagawne House, which stands 50m to the west.
The Manx Archaeological Survey (1968) records that both Feltham (1798) and Cumming (1861) had seen the remains of the chapel, but that these had apparently disappeared by the time of the Ordnance Survey in 1868. Canon Savage, writing about 1885, records the reminiscence of the elderly tenant that 'old folks' remembered the structure roofed (i.e. re-roofed?) and used for storing apples: this would be in the early 19th century. Savage also recorded that remains of a floor of clay and stones were apparent at the time of his visit and suggested a building measuring 9 by 4m.
A substantial curved embankment to the east and south of the keeill site would appear to imply the existence of a burial ground enclosure, although no graves have ever been reported within the grounds, despite their intensive use for fruit trees and more recently as a plant nursery. The Survey recorded the bank still standing 0.6m high and up to 3m wide, and surviving for a length of 80m.
Although no graves have been found within the gardens of Ballagawne House, this is in contrast to the land immediately to the north across the highroad. Here, the proposed development in the mid 19th century of a house, on the site now occupied by 'Greenacres', led to preliminary work constructing a gateway and drive, and resulted in the discovery of 'many graves'. The work was consequently abandoned and the site was only developed much later - and with a driveway sited a substantial distance to the east.
Feltham's description of the site in the last years of the 18th century noted a spring on the site. The text is confusing, suggesting that the spring is actually within the chapel, and the Survey instead locates it at a point midway between the site of the chapel and the modern house: this would be at c SC21556950. The well was reportedly resorted to for the treatment of smallpox.
The site of a post-medieval horse engine. The circular horsewalk is shown on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map, located to the south side of a farm outbuilding at the south side of the farmyard outbuilding range.
A ditchless, grass-covered bowl barrow with a rather pointed top. It has a diameter of 14.0 metres and a height of 1.8 metres. Set in its lower slopes on the southeast side is an upright stone slab which is apparently modern and is drilled with 3 holes, measuring 0.8 metres high by 0.5 metres by 0.1 metre.
John Wesley is said to have preached from this mound.
The site of a conjectured burial ground at Ballagilbert. There is a surviving local tradition of an 'old graveyard' but surface indications of it are now lacking. Apparently during the 19th century quantities of human bones were ploughed up by Mr. Taggart, the then owner, but no mention of stones or lintel-graves is made. On the evidence available the site must be classified as doubtfully Christian.
A slab with a compass inscribed cross and a hexafoil. It was found at Ballakilley in 1899 and is kept in Maughold Cross House (Manx Cross No. 46). The slab measures 52 centimetres high x 23 centimetres maximum width and is 5.5 centimetres thick.
The site of the burial ground of an early medieval keeill or chapel site, which would have been in use between circa AD500 and AD1000.
The keeill was located in a field about 150 metres west of the highroad to Douglas and north of the old Hibernian Inn, at about 173 metres above sea level, in the field numbered as Plot No. 615 on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.
Lintel graves have been found and there is a tradition that a former owner named Lowey removed the last of the keeill walls. A fragment of a Scandinavian cross-slab carved with a boar was found in this graveyard.
The site of the burial ground of an early medieval keeill or chapel site, which would have been in use between circa AD500 and AD1000. Lintel graves have been found and a fragment of a Scandinavian cross-slab on which is the forepart of boar carved in flat relief, with the remains of runic inscription on edge. It was found in 1869 and measures 8 inches x 7 inches x 1 inch. It is kept in the Maughold cross house.
The findspot of a cross-slab which has a compass inscribed cross and hexafoil. It was found at Ballakilley in 1899 and measures 61 centimetres x 23 centimetres x 7 centimetres . It is now kept in Maughold Cross House.
This slab was found in 1899 in a roadside hedge at Ballagilley. One face bears a number of geometric motifs. Near the top is a cross formed from compass-drawn arcs set in a double circular surround. The concave ends of the limbs are formed by yet more arcs. Below, in a smaller circle, is a six-limbed figure formed by compass-drawn arcs. The points of the arms are connected by further compass arcs, in effect creating a hexafoil with concave sides. Two lightly scratched crosses have been added between the two rings.
The site of an early medieval keeill or chapel site, which would have been in use between circa AD500 and AD1000. The keeill was located in a field about 150 metres west of the highroad to Douglas and north of the old Hibernian Inn, at about 173 metres above sea level, in the field numbered as Plot No. 615 on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.
Lintel graves have been found and there is a tradition that a former owner named Lowey removed the last of the keeill walls. A fragment of a Scandinavian cross-slab carved with a boar was found in this graveyard.
A fragment of slab with the forepart of boar carved in flat relief, and the remains of a runic inscription on its edge. It was found in 1869. It measures 20 centimetres x 18 centimetres x 2.5 centimetres thick.
This small fragment was found at Ballagilley Keeill in 1869. It is a flake from the face of a slab, showing the forepart of a boar in relief. One edge shows the trace of indecipherable runes.
A slab with an incised cross in outline, with its head and shaft extended and open. It was found at the site of Ballaglass Keeill (PRN 0601.20) and is kept in Maughold Cross House (Manx Cross No. 57). The slab measures 69.5 centimetres high x 33 centimetres maximum width x 19 centimetres minimum width x 9 centimetres thick.
The site of an early medieval keeill or chapel dating to circa AD500 to AD1000. The keeill is thought to have been located in the field numbered as Plot No. 1107 on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map. No trace of the keeill now remains but a probable 7th century cross-slab was found here (recorded as Manx Cross 33 and re-numbered as 57) which is now kept at the parish church.
This small slab was found in about 1893 on the site of a keeill (IOMHER 0601.00) on Ballaglass. It bears an equal-limbed cross within a circle, all with a double outline. The upper and lower limbs of th ecross are extended beyond the circle.
