Archaeology

Items

Ballamoar, Keeill Vael
Medieval chapel. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 shows the location of a chapel and burial ground at this location on Ballamoar farm, together with the annotation, 'Chapel & Burial Ground, Keeill Vael (Ruins of)'. The OS shows the chapel itself, surrounded by a small enclosure. The site was examined by the Manx Archaeological Survey (1915), at which point no trace of the features recorded by the OS was visible above ground. The Survey records that the site had been levelled in about 1900.
Ballamoar, Keeill Vael
Medieval burial ground. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 shows the location of a chapel and burial ground at this location on Ballamoar farm, together with the annotation, 'Chapel & Burial Ground, Keeill Vael (Ruins of)'. The site was examined by the Manx Archaeological Survey (1915), at which point no trace of the features recorded by the OS was visible above ground. The Survey records that the site had been levelled in about 1900. A Royal Commission inspection in 1976 noted that a curvilinear length of nearby field boundary probably preserved an indication of the former line of the burial ground enclosure. There is no record of graves having been found.
Ballamodha Flint Scatter
The findspot of a flint scatter of Mesolithic or Neolithic date.
Ballamona
Prehistoric worked flint. A single worked flint of indeterminate character was found in the vicinity of Ballamona Hospital whilst digging a cable trench. The artefact was found 0.9m below the surface. The precise findspot was not recorded but was localised to OS Field no. 1535, which was centred at the grid reference provided. The site is now occupied by the current Nobles Hospital. The object is in the Manx National Heritage collections, accession no. 1954-6113.
Ballamona Beg Burial Mound
The site of a ploughed-down Bronze Age barrow. It is shown as a mound on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map, but 20th century land improvements have seen the site levelled.
Ballamona Beg Horsewalk
The site of a post-medieval horse engine.
Ballamona Burial Cist
The reported site of a possible Bronze Age burial cist. P.M.C. Kermode noted large quartz boulders at the site and a cist was apparently found.
Ballamona Corn Mill
The site of a post-medieval corn mill.
Ballamona Mooar Crop Mark
A crop mark of unknown date and purpose seen on aerial photographs.
Ballamona Mooar Horsewalk
The site of a post-medieval horse engine.
Ballamona, Port Soderick
Roman coin. A bronze coin of Septimius Severus (193-211 AD) was found whilst ploughing in 1889 at Ballamona, Port Soderick. The grid reference refers to Ballamona farm, for indicative purposes. The coin remained in private hands following its discovery.
Ballamooar Horsewalk
The site of a horse walk or horse gin.
Ballamooar Horsewalk
A post-medieval horsewalk at Ballamooar.
Ballamooar Keeill
Ballamooar is thought to be the site of a keeill or chapel, which would have been in use from circa AD500 until circa AD1000. The old farmhouse stood in an enclosure known as Faie Cabb'lagh, the Chapel Close, which stands some 20 metres above sea level. The keeill was close to the gable of the house but has long since been destroyed and no trace of it now remains.
Ballamooar Reservoir
A reservoir at Ballamooar at Barnell, in the north of the island. It was constructed in the 1880s to supply Peel and remained in use until the late 1940s.
Ballanank Flint Scatter
A flint scatter is recorded on an annotated 25" Ordnance Survey map at the Manx Museum. The find was made by a Mr Ellwood, and are recorded as having been found in OS Field no. 1990. There is no further information and no artefacts corresponding to the find have been identified in the Manx National Heritage collections. The grid reference is centred on the annotation.
Ballanard Road Brickworks, Douglas
The site of a post-medieval brickworks.
Ballanayre
Prehistoric flint scatter. A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballanayre by CH 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.
Ballanayre
Prehistoric flint scatter. A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballanayre by CH Cowley, from the 'First Field'. The location appears to refer to OS Field no. 0221, 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.
Ballanayre
Prehistoric flint scatter. A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballanayre by CH Cowley, from the 'First Field on Tops'. The location appears to refer to OS Field no. 0221, 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.
Ballanayre
Prehistoric flint scatter. A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballanayre by CH Cowley, from the 'Second Field'. The location appears to refer to OS Field no. 0496, 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.
Ballanayre
Prehistoric flint scatter. A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballanayre by CH Cowley, from the 'Second Field by Gate'. The location appears to refer to OS Field no. 0496, 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.
Ballanayre
Prehistoric flint scatter. A significant quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballanayre by CH Cowley, from the 'Second Field from Cubbons'. The location appears to refer to OS Field no. 0496, 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.
Ballanayre
Prehistoric flint scatter. A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballanayre by CH Cowley, from the 'Second Field left Hedge Going Down near Gate'. The location appears to refer to OS Field no. 0496, 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.
Ballanayre
Prehistoric flint scatter. A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballanayre by CH Cowley, from the 'Second Field on Tops'. The location appears to refer to OS Field no. 0496, 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.