The monument is made of marble and engraved with a Celtic Cross. It was designed by Tom Sinden (Arbory Parish Commissioners). The monument was dedicated on 20th April 2016 by Reverend Colin Barry. It was presented by the Chairman of Manx National Heritage and a Representative of the Trustees of the Clague Cooil Briscoe Trust. The monument was received by Arbory Parish Commissioners.
Post medieval church, medieval church and burial ground.
The parish of Arbory appears to have borne a dual dedication to St Cairbre of Coleraine and St Columbcille: medieval documents refer to 'terram Sancti Carebrie' (1153) and 'ad ecclesiam Sancti Carber' (1291), but also to 'terram Sti. Columbae, herbery vocatam' (1231) and 'Parochia Sti. Columbae' (1511).
The reference to a church in 1291 would appear to confirm the presence of a medieval church on the site, and this may have been in whole or part the structure replaced in 1759 by the present church. The medieval church is itself likely to have replaced an older keeill structure.
The present church was dedicated on 1st November 1759 by Bishop Hildesley. Just four years later, the church was extended eastwards by the construction of a new chancel. The church bells were originally housed in a simple belfry above the west door which survived until 1915 when a new, and rather incongruous, tower was added.
Other than it being known that the previous church stood to the south of the present one, nothing is known of the latter's size or character; the same can be said of any earlier keeill which prompted the adoption of the site as the centre of the parish some time in the 12th century. It has been suggested that such a keeill may have been sited to the north of the current church, at the highest point in the old cemetery enclosure.
Lintel graves have been found on several occasions when digging modern graves, in 1893, 1902 and 1951. Graves were also found during building works outside the cemetery on the south side.
A sumner's pulpit stands outside the gate on the east side of the graveyard; its antiquity is unknown.
The manner in which the cemetery is confined by straight walls and roads on the east and south sides suggests the potential for the medieval graveyard to extend beyond the modern boundary, and this would appear to be confirmed by the previous discovery of graves already mentioned.
The grid reference is centred on the church.
Post medieval church.
The parish of Arbory appears to have borne a dual dedication to St Cairbre of Coleraine and St Columbcille: medieval documents refer to 'terram Sancti Carebrie' (1153) and 'ad ecclesiam Sancti Carber' (1291), but also to 'terram Sti. Columbae, herbery vocatam' (1231) and 'Parochia Sti. Columbae' (1511).
The present church was dedicated on 1st November 1759 by Bishop Hildesley. Just four years later, it was extended eastwards by the construction of a new chancel. The church bells were originally housed in a simple belfry above the west door which survived until 1915 when a new, and rather incongruous, tower was added.
Medieval church.
The parish of Arbory appears to have borne a dual dedication to St Cairbre of Coleraine and St Columbcille: medieval documents refer to 'terram Sancti Carebrie' (1153) and 'ad ecclesiam Sancti Carber' (1291), but also to 'terram Sti. Columbae, herbery vocatam' (1231) and 'Parochia Sti. Columbae' (1511).
The reference to a church in 1291 would appear to confirm the presence of a medieval church on the site, and this may have been in whole or part the structure replaced in 1759 by the present church. The medieval church is itself likely to have replaced an older keeill structure.
Other than it being known that the medieval church stood to the south of the present one, nothing is known of its size or character.
The grid reference is for indicative purposes only.
Medieval chapel.
The parish of Arbory appears to have borne a dual dedication to St Cairbre of Coleraine and St Columbcille: medieval documents refer to 'terram Sancti Carebrie' (1153) and 'ad ecclesiam Sancti Carber' (1291), but also to 'terram Sti. Columbae, herbery vocatam' (1231) and 'Parochia Sti. Columbae' (1511).
The reference to a church in 1291 would appear to confirm the presence of a medieval church on the site, which itself is likely to have replaced an older keeill structure.
The location of any early keeill which could have prompted the adoption of the site as the centre of the parish some time in the 12th century is unknown. It has been suggested that such a building may have been sited to the north of the current church, at the highest point in the old cemetery enclosure.
The grid reference is for indicative purposes only.
Post medieval burial ground.
The parish of Arbory appears to have borne a dual dedication to St Cairbre of Coleraine and St Columbcille: medieval documents refer to 'terram Sancti Carebrie' (1153) and 'ad ecclesiam Sancti Carber' (1291), but also to 'terram Sti. Columbae, herbery vocatam' (1231) and 'Parochia Sti. Columbae' (1511).
The present late 18th century church stands towards the northerly edge of the burial ground as delineated on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868. The church which it replaced would have stood more centrally in the burial ground as shown, but it is difficult to be sure of the extent and limits of the cemetery in earlier times owing to the encroachments of more recent development to the east, west and south. Lintel graves have been found on several occasions when digging modern graves, in 1893 (to the south), 1902 (to the north) and 1951 (to the south-west). Graves were also found during building works outside the cemetery on the south side.
The grid reference is centred on the burial ground as defined in 1868.
Modern burial ground.
The parish of Arbory appears to have borne a dual dedication to St Cairbre of Coleraine and St Columbcille: medieval documents refer to 'terram Sancti Carebrie' (1153) and 'ad ecclesiam Sancti Carber' (1291), but also to 'terram Sti. Columbae, herbery vocatam' (1231) and 'Parochia Sti. Columbae' (1511).
The present late 18th century church stands towards the northerly edge of the burial ground as delineated on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868. The church which it replaced would have stood more centrally in the burial ground as shown, but it is difficult to be sure of the extent and limits of the cemetery in earlier times owing to the encroachments of more recent development to the east, west and south. Lintel graves have been found on several occasions when digging modern graves, in 1893 (to the south), 1902 (to the north) and 1951 (to the south-west). Graves were also found during building works outside the cemetery on the south side.
The grid reference is centred on the westerly extension of the burial ground, which constitutes the first of the extensions created after the Survey of 1868.
Modern burial ground.
The parish of Arbory appears to have borne a dual dedication to St Cairbre of Coleraine and St Columbcille: medieval documents refer to 'terram Sancti Carebrie' (1153) and 'ad ecclesiam Sancti Carber' (1291), but also to 'terram Sti. Columbae, herbery vocatam' (1231) and 'Parochia Sti. Columbae' (1511).
The present late 18th century church stands towards the northerly edge of the burial ground as delineated on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868. The church which it replaced would have stood more centrally in the burial ground as shown, but it is difficult to be sure of the extent and limits of the cemetery in earlier times owing to the encroachments of more recent development to the east, west and south. Lintel graves have been found on several occasions when digging modern graves, in 1893 (to the south), 1902 (to the north) and 1951 (to the south-west). Graves were also found during building works outside the cemetery on the south side.
The grid reference is centred on the northerly extensions of the burial ground, which constitute the more recent extensions created after the Survey of 1868.
Post medieval sumner's pulpit The parish of Arbory appears to have borne a dual dedication to St Cairbre of Coleraine and St Columbcille: medieval documents refer to 'terram Sancti Carebrie' (1153) and 'ad ecclesiam Sancti Carber' (1291), but also to 'terram Sti. Columbae, herbery vocatam' (1231) and 'Parochia Sti. Columbae' (1511).
A sumner's pulpit stands outside the gate on the east side of the graveyard; it takes the form of a substantial raised platform and is the finest example on the Island (the remains of another stand on the south side of St Patrick's Church on St Patrick's Isle).
Its antiquity is unknown.
16 names listed; First World War. 8 names listed; Second World War.
White marble plaque.
The memorial was unveiled on 20 October 1922 by the Lieutenant Governor. The memorial was dedicated by the Lord Bishop. The Second World War commemorative tablets on the memorial were unveiled on Sunday 16 November 1947. The tablet was the work of Mr Charles Cubbon of Hope Street, Castletown.
First World War. Plaque, copper on wood surround.
There is also a framed photograph which is engraved "Lt. Henry Stuart Cooil 1889 - 1918." Parish Hall donated and built by parents of Henry Stuart Cooil. Upon the death of his father, Robert Henry Cooil, his will revealed that "The testator left £3000, payable three years after his decease, upon trust for the erection of a suitable monument or monuments to his sons, Henry Stuart Cooil and Anthony Cooil, in the Isle of Man, and preferably in the village of Ballabeg." (Peel City Guardian, 12 June 1920, p.2).
The site of a Bronze Age barrow within a group of about 18 alleged cairns located in a field to the southwest of Eairy Kelly was visited by an NHAS excursion in September 1912.
The leader of the party, the Reverend A.E. Clarke said that the owner had opened a number of these in 1872 and found inverted urns, 46cm high and some bones. None of the urns were preserved but P.M.C. Kermode had a sketch of one of these cairns which he referred to as typical of the rest. He showed on the OS 6 inch map the position of seven of these cairns which he had been able to identify a 'good many years ago', probably in 1899. They were all ploughed over and indistinguishable, except for a rather long mound which had formed the southwest end of the group.
Across the road, in the Archallagan plantation, Kermode had made out eleven more, evidently a continuation of the same group. This area was thickly planted with trees in 1912.
The site of a Bronze Age barrow within a group of about 18 alleged cairns located in a field to the southwest of Eairy Kelly was visited by an NHAS excursion in September 1912.
The leader of the party, the Reverend A.E. Clarke said that the owner had opened a number of these in 1872 and found inverted urns, up to 46 centimetres high, and some bones. None of the urns were preserved but P.M.C. Kermode had a sketch of one of these cairns which he referred to as typical of the rest. He showed on the OS 6 inch map the position of seven of these cairns which he had been able to identify a 'good many years ago', probably in 1899. They were all ploughed over and indistinguishable, except for a rather long mound which had formed the southwest end of the group.
Across the road, in the Archallagan plantation, Kermode had made out eleven more, evidently a continuation of the same group. This area was thickly planted with trees in 1912.
The site of a Bronze Age barrow within a group of about 18 alleged cairns located in a field to the southwest of Eairy Kelly was visited by an NHAS excursion in September 1912.
The leader of the party, the Reverend A.E. Clarke said that the owner had opened a number of these in 1872 and found inverted urns, up to 46 centimetres high, and some bones. None of the urns were preserved but P.M.C. Kermode had a sketch of one of these cairns which he referred to as typical of the rest. He showed on the OS 6 inch map the position of seven of these cairns which he had been able to identify a 'good many years ago', probably in 1899. They were all ploughed over and indistinguishable, except for a rather long mound which had formed the southwest end of the group.
Across the road, in the Archallagan plantation, Kermode had made out eleven more, evidently a continuation of the same group. This area was thickly planted with trees in 1912.
The site of a Bronze Age barrow within a group of about 18 alleged cairns located in a field to the southwest of Eairy Kelly was visited by an NHAS excursion in September 1912.
The leader of the party, the Reverend A.E. Clarke said that the owner had opened a number of these in 1872 and found inverted urns, up to 46 centimetres high, and some bones. None of the urns were preserved but P.M.C. Kermode had a sketch of one of these cairns which he referred to as typical of the rest. He showed on the OS 6 inch map the position of seven of these cairns which he had been able to identify a 'good many years ago', probably in 1899. They were all ploughed over and indistinguishable, except for a rather long mound which had formed the southwest end of the group.
Across the road, in the Archallagan plantation, Kermode had made out eleven more, evidently a continuation of the same group. This area was thickly planted with trees in 1912.
This feature was described as a long, grass-covered mound orientated west-northwest to east-southeast, measuring 42 metres long and 20 metres wide. It had a maximum height of 1 metre at its southern end. The mound had no ditch and in the east was crossed by a modern hedge bank. East of the fence the slopes were continuous but said to have once existed as a separate mound. At the west end, the mound almost certainly represented three adjoining bowl barrows. East of the road there are another five ditchless, grass-covered possible bowl barrows with diameters from 13 metres to 20 metres and upp to 0.5 metres high. When investigated, the area to the west of the road was covered with heather, tree stumps and coniferous trees and could not be closely investigated but eight possible bowl barrows were seen, averaging between 8 metres and 10 metres in diameter and between 0.5 metres and 1.5 metres high.
