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Craig Bane y Bill Willy Burial Cairn

Archaeology

A stone circle is marked here on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.  There are five irregular quartz blocks still in place, forming a circle with an outer diameter of 12.0 metres and situated on top of a small hillock. It is now thought that the stones represent the circle of a ruined cairn or barrow, rather than a stone circle.


The dimensions of the five stones are; 1.7 metres long, 0.9 metres wide, 0.8 metres high; 2.1 metres long, 0.8 metres wide, 0.7 metres high; 1.8 metres long, 1.3 metres wide, 0.5 metres high (possibly fallen over); 1.3 metres long, 0.4 metres wide, 0.4 metres high (possibly fallen over).  The fifth stone is largely covered by brambles but its size compares with the others. 


At SC 32399332 are two quartz blocks forming gate posts on either side of the lane. The west one is faced to give a rectangular section and resembles a bigger than normal gate post, but the east one is similar in size and form to those of the circle.


Philip Kneen told the Ordnance Survey in 1866 that he remembered more blocks being in the circle and that urns had been found.

Connections

Book Chapters

  • Parish: Michael
  • Sheading: Michael
  • Grid Ref: SC3237093370

Sources

  • Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record
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