The site of an Early Medieval keeill or chapel, thought to have been in use between circa AD 500 to AD 1000. The chapel building measured 6.5 metres by 2.75 metres internally with walls up to 0.80 metres thick and up to 2.5 metres high when recorded. The walls, built of rounded granite boulders, were removed in 1912 and its site is occupied by a farmyard, with no visible trace of a chapel or burial ground enclosure.
A doorway flanked by monolithic jambs was positioned in the south wall and there were splayed window openings in each of the four walls. The building did not appear to be of the early keeill period, but a pre-parochial treen or district church and a direct successor of the original keeill.
Bruce stated that 'A date early in the 11th century may not be too wide of the mark'. The burial-ground had completely disappeared by 1860 although the Reverend William Gill recalled a visit to the site in 1828 when there were numerous flat stones protruding from the ground to a distance of 80 yards or more westwards from the church. Graves were frequently ploughed up in the area according to Oliver and a lintel-grave was seen in 1878 and another between 1912 and 1963.
The site of an early medieval chapel or keeill, which is not shown on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map, but would be located in the field numbered 1696. The dedication is lost and no traces of the building now remain. The site of the keeill is remembered in the name 'Chapel Field.'
The site of an Early Medieval keeill or chapel, thought to have been in use between circa AD 500 to AD 1000. The chapel building measured 6.5 metres by 2.75 metres internally with walls up to 0.80 metres thick and up to 2.5 metres high when recorded. The walls, built of rounded granite boulders, were removed in 1912 and its site is occupied by a farmyard, with no visible trace of a chapel or burial ground enclosure.
A doorway flanked by monolithic jambs was positioned in the south wall and there were splayed window openings in each of the four walls. The building did not appear to be of the early keeill period, but a pre-parochial treen or district church and a direct successor of the original keeill.
Bruce stated that 'A date early in the 11th century may not be too wide of the mark'.
A prehistoric stone axehead was recovered from Ballakilley by C.H. Cowley, from the 'Stable'. 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 post-medieval woollen mill at Ballakilley, which was part of a complex including a dyeworks, bleaching ground and facilities for calendering (a finishing process for textiles). The complex is shown on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.
The site of a burial ground associated with an early medieval chapel or keeill which gives its name to the Ballakillingan estate. The site is marked on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map about 160 metres east-southeast of the house.
The site of an early medieval chapel or keeill which gives its name to the Ballakillingan estate. The name is thought perhaps to include a corrupted reference to St Ninian. The site is marked on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map about 160 metres east-southeast of the house.
This is the conjectural site of a keeill pointed out by the late H.J. Moore on farmland immediately west of the high road. A few yards of grass-grown embankment, L-shaped in plan, with its longer axis aligned east-west could be detected. A mound of stones and rubbish occupied the angle of the bank and a few large stones lay about. The impression conveyed by these slight remains was not that of a keeill. They may be the remains of a 19th century farm-building. No graves have been found.
Medieval chapel, burial ground, lintel graves and prehistoric pottery.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 marks the site of a chapel and burial ground, with the annotation 'Site of St Martin's Chapel & Burial Ground'. The neighbouring farmstead, Ballakilmartin, perpetuates both the dedication, and knowledge of the existence, of the chapel.
The Manx Archaeological Survey (1918) investigated the site and found that the farm road and the adjacent hedge cut through the chapel, leaving the remains of the south and east walls. Traces of the foundations also survived beneath the hedge.
The south wall was most complete and survived up to a height of 0.6m; it had been 1.2m wide, and built of stone. The south end of the east wall, 1m wide, survived for a length of 2m, but was reduced to foundation level to the north. The north wall was entirely destroyed, but traces of the west gable survived sufficient to suggest that the doorway may have been located off-centre towards the SW corner. The surviving structural remains suggest a building measuring 5.5 by 2.7m overall.
The Survey found the base of the altar centred against the east wall; it had been about 1.5m wide and 0.6m deep. Some evidence for stone paving survived, and white quartz pebbles were also present close by the foundation of the altar.
Pottery sherds were found in the vicinity of the west wall, prompting the Survey to suggest the presence of Bronze Age burial activity on the site. The surviving sherds indicated a vessel of 300mm diameter.
The Survey suggested that the enclosure then surrounding the chapel could not have accommodated the burial activity known to have taken place around the chapel as agricultural work had disturbed lintel graves and human remains.
Medieval chapel.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 marks the site of a chapel and burial ground, with the annotation 'Site of St Martin's Chapel & Burial Ground'. The neighbouring farmstead, Ballakilmartin, perpetuates both the dedication, and knowledge of the existence, of the chapel.
The Manx Archaeological Survey (1918) investigated the site and found that the farm road and the adjacent hedge cut through the chapel, leaving the remains of the south and east walls. Traces of the foundations also survived beneath the hedge.
The south wall was most complete and survived up to a height of 0.6m; it had been 1.2m wide, and built of stone. The south end of the east wall, 1m wide, survived for a length of 2m, but was reduced to foundation level to the north. The north wall was entirely destroyed, but traces of the west gable survived sufficient to suggest that the doorway may have been located off-centre towards the SW corner. The surviving structural remains suggest a building measuring 5.5 by 2.7m overall.
The Survey found the base of the altar centred against the east wall; it had been about 1.5m wide and 0.6m deep. Some evidence for stone paving survived, and white quartz pebbles were also present close by the foundation of the altar.
Medieval burial ground.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 marks the site of a chapel and burial ground, with the annotation 'Site of St Martin's Chapel & Burial Ground'.
The Manx Archaeological Survey (1918) later noted the survival of a small enclosure surrounding the chapel, perhaps indicating the original extent of the cemetery.
Medieval lintel graves.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 marks the site of a chapel and burial ground, with the annotation 'Site of St Martin's Chapel & Burial Ground'.
The Manx Archaeological Survey (1918) suggested that the enclosure then surrounding the chapel could not have accommodated the burial activity known to have taken place around the chapel as agricultural work had disturbed lintel graves and human remains in the neighbouring fields and across the line of the farm track.
Prehistoric flint scatter.
A single worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballakilmurray by CH Cowley, from the 'Big Shower Field'.
The site has not been identified and the grid reference relates to the site of 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.
Prehistoric flint scatter.
A single worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballakilmurray by CH Cowley, from the 'Field Across Railway from Glebe'.
The description appears to relate to the eastern portion of what was formerly OS Field no. 1125, prior to the construction of the railway line, and is centred at the grid reference provided.
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.
Prehistoric flint scatter.
A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballakilmurray by CH Cowley from the 'Field Behind House'.
The description appears to indicate OS Field no. 1985, which is centred at the grid reference provided.
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.
