Neolithic inscribed stone. This earthfast boulder is located in a roadside hedge bank. The stone is about 1.4m across and 0.9m high. The engraving consists of three, perhaps four, small spirals carved into the face of the boulder towards the lower left corner. If indeed an example of megalithic art, it is the only known occurrence on the Island. A connection with King Orry's Grave, or the now much reduced cairn cemetery at nearby Ballachrink, cannot be ruled out.
This is the site of a possible gun battery, thought to have been established at a place recorded as "the Sprague" in 1713. The name is now unknown but it is thought likely to correspond with the Burroo, which is shown as Spaig Burrow on Wilson's map of 1771. The structure known as "Bushell's Grave" on a rocky islet off the tip of the peninsula (SC 16006451) may have constituted the store and mounting for this gun.
The Swearing Stone was a hollowed stone found in a now lost cairn or mound. It is composed of igneous rock and has a hollow in the shape of a human foot. The stone was said to have been a "Celtic swearing stone". It was kept at Castleward house in 1915 and donated to the museum in 1929-30 by Kaneen.
The findspot of a flint scatter which includes a scraper measuring 47mm in length.
Historically there were several farms on the Vaaish, a quarterland centred around two slight summits on a ridge between the Staarvey Road and Creg Willey's Hill: the grid reference is located at the approximate centre for indicative purposes only.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 large scale mapping of 1867 shows a windmill tower at the grid reference provided, together with the annotation 'Windmill (Ruins)'.
The tower currently extends from a half-basement to five storeys, but it is not clear if this was its full working height, as it was for many years roofless. The lower part of the tower is built from limestone, but the three uppermost floors are substantially but irregularly rendered: it is not immediately clear if this reflects a reconstruction following the 1860s when the OS described it as ruinous.
The mill complex is extensive and, as well as immediately contiguous buildings to NW and SE, includes a separate range of structures reaching along the NW side of the curtilage as far as the highway. The roadside structure has the proportions and appearence of a storage building and is today known as the granary, presumably reflecting its former purpose.
The mill dates from at least the 1820s.
The entire complex has been converted to residential use.
The tower and immediately adjacent buildings to NW and SE have been inscribed in the Protected Buildings Register (No. 76)
A double-fronted cottage. The building has the appearance of being a single-storey dwelling, but a single spectacle window in each gable provides natural light to two rooms in the roofspace. The property was acquired by the Manx Museum and National Trust in 1958 because of the survival of its thatched roof, and its Manx name translates as 'the little thatched house'.
Double-fronted cottage. Originally constructed before 1868 (present on Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st edition map of that date).
Although the building has the appearance of being a single-storey dwelling, a single spectacle window in each gable provides natural light to two rooms in the roofspace.
The property was acquired by the Manx Museum and National Trust in 1958 because of the survival of its thatched roof, and its Manx name translates as 'the little thatched house'.
Prehistoric flint scatter.
A very large quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from the 'Thistle Field' by CH Cowley.
This would appear to relate to OS Field no. 0867, which is centred at the grid reference provided. Additional finds are described as coming from 'Ballagyr Thistle Field' (see PRN 3102).
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.
A very large quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from the 'Thistle Field' by C.H. Cowley. No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery were recorded and the grid reference relates to the 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.
A very large quantity of worked prehistoric flint, including many scrapers, was recovered from the 'Thistle Field' by C.H. Cowley. No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery were recorded and the exact location of the 'Thistle Field' is uncertain.
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.
A very large quantity of worked prehistoric flint, including many scrapers and some spearheads, was recovered from the 'Thistle Field' by C.H. Cowley. No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery were recorded and the exact location of the 'Thistle Field' is uncertain.
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.
The findspot of a Heavy Blade type "missile-head" which measures 44mm overall. It is held in the Cowley Collection at the Manx Museum (Accession No. 1954-1148/3).
The site of a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel shown on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map. It was converted for use as a private dwelling in the 20th century but retains its external character.
Prehistoric flint scatter.
A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from 'Thomas Liza's' by CH Cowley.
This description relates to the western part of the former OS Field no. 1006, whuich was subdivided following the construction of the railway line. The field is centred at the grid reference provided. Thomas Liza lived in the cottage which formerly stood at the most westerly corner of the field next to the main road.
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.
