Archaeology

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Colooneys
Modern millpond. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 depicts a watermill at this location, annotated 'T. Mill'. The millpond was located just to the NW of the building, contained behind a dam on its SE side. The pond was fed by field drains running from the NW, extending c500m upslope to a spring. The pond has been infilled, the field drain re-routed along the edge of the field, and the land returned to agriculture.
Commemorative window for the Air Gunnery School, Andreas (ION_NIWM_AND_00005)
Brass mounted plaque at the back of the rear aisle pew beneath a window, bearing the etched crest of the Royal Air Force.
Compton House, Parliament Square
Compton House stands on the corner of Parliament Square and Castle Street.
Congary
Prehistoric flint scatter. A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Congary by CH Cowley, from 'In Hedge By Railway Gate'. The description appears to refer to a gate which formerly prevented access on to the railway line 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.
Congary
A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Congary by C.H. Cowley, from the 'Congary Brooghs'.  It included an axehead, an arrowhead, a knife, a polishing stone, a spearhead and a worked flint.  No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery were recorded and the grid reference relates to the site 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.
Congary
A single worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Congary by C.H. Cowley, from 'Klondyke Hedge'. No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery were recorded and the grid reference relates to the site 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.
Congary
A single worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Congary by C.H. Cowley, from 'near Railway'.  No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery were recorded and the grid reference relates to the site 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.
Congary
A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from 'Congary' by C.H. Cowley.  The collection includes an arrowhead, an axehead, a knife, a scraper and a flint.  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.
Congary Battle Field
A single worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Congary by C.H. Cowley, from the 'Battle Field'.  No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery were recorded and the grid reference relates to the site 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.
Congary Battle Field
A single worked prehistoric arrowhead was recovered from Congary by CH Cowley, from the 'Battle Field'.  No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery were recorded and the grid reference relates to the site 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.
Congary Brooghs Flint Scatter
The site of a Mesolithic flint scatter which included both heavy blade and microlithic type material. This includes scattered microlithic flints, possibly related to the Fenella Hotel site, and some Mesolithic 'Bann' material, found at 'The Congary'.  The finds were made over a period of years by local Peel antiquary Charles 'Harry' Cowley. The precise findspot of Cowley's material is unknown, but is unlikely to have been on the golfcourse, which was founded in 1895.  This is reflected in the location of the grid reference for indicative purposes on neighbouring farmland overlooking the River Neb.
Congary Brooghs, Peel Golf Course Fort
The site of a possible fort dating to the 11th century AD.  The enclosure measured over 25 metres in diameter and was still visible in 1927 according to C.H. Cowley. It was situated on the most prominent part of Congary Brooghs, overlooking the river to the south, where the Peel Golf Links are now located. The earthwork was said to have been built at the time of the Battle of Santwat in 1098.
Contrary Head
Prehistoric flint scatter. A single worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Contrary Head by CH Cowley. No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery were recorded and the grid reference relates to the headland 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.
Contrary Head Flint Scatter
The findspot of a single Mesolithic 'Bann' flake found 60 centimetres below ground on Contrary Head. It is now in the Cowley Collection and the Manx Museum.
Contrary Head Quarry Crop Mark
A record for an unspecified crop mark at the site of a 19th century quarry on Contrary Head, shown as a working quarry on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.
Cooil Bane
A two storey, double-fronted, semi-detached house with single storey extension to gable. It stands adjacent to 'Avoca' (0046.08).
Cooil Bane
Two storey, double-fronted, semi-detached house with single storey extension to gable, adjacent to 'Avoca'. Originally constructed before 1868 (present on Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st edition map of that date). The property was acquired by the Manx Museum and National Trust in 1992.
Cooil Roi
Undated burial cists. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 marks two graves 300m ESE of Cooil Roi farm. Kermode (1930) subsequently records the graves as pre-Christian, and BRS Megaw (director of the Manx Museum 1940-57) expressed the view to a Royal Commission field inspector in 1955 that they might have dated to the Bronze Age, based on a description he had been given: the inspector could find no trace or memory of them amongst local inhabitants, nor any sign of a burial mound in the vicinity. The grid reference refers to the OS annotation, 'Graves'.
Cooil Roi
Undated burial cist. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 marks two graves 300m ESE of Cooil Roi farm. Kermode (1930) subsequently records the graves as pre-Christian, and BRS Megaw (director of the Manx Museum 1940-57) expressed the view to a Royal Commission field inspector in 1955 that they might have dated to the Bronze Age, based on a description he had been given: the inspector could find no trace or memory of them amongst local inhabitants, nor any sign of a burial mound in the vicinity. The grid reference refers to the more northerly of the graves marked on the OS.
Cooil Roi
Undated burial cist. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 marks two graves 300m ESE of Cooil Roi farm. Kermode (1930) subsequently records the graves as pre-Christian, and BRS Megaw (director of the Manx Museum 1940-57) expressed the view to a Royal Commission field inspector in 1955 that they might have dated to the Bronze Age, based on a description he had been given: the inspector could find no trace or memory of them amongst local inhabitants, nor any sign of a burial mound in the vicinity. The grid reference refers to the more southerly of the graves marked on the OS.
Cooil Roi Gorse Mill
The site of a post-medieval gorse mill.
Cooil Roi Horsewalk
Modern horsewalk. The Ordnance Survey First Edition 1:2500 map of 1868 shows a horsewalk at this location. The structure no longer survives.
Cooil Shellagh Burial
An antiquarian record indicates that probable Bronze Age funerary urns were found in this area, but there is no information about the date of the find or any surface evidence of a burial site.
Cooil Shellagh Flint Scatter
The findspot of 10 pieces of flint of early prehistoric date.  A sherd of glazed pottery (rim or handle), possibly North Devon grit-tempered ware, was also found here.
Cooilcam Burial Mound
A barrow which measured 7 metres in diameter existed here before the area was cleared for a fruit farm in the 1970s. Little trace visible of the mound now survives.