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Injebreck Shieling Mounds

Archaeology

The Medieval shieling at Injebreck consisted of twenty-three mounds of turf at the head of a valley. W. Cubbon led an excursion here in 1930 and two shieling mounds were excavated. Excavation at one of the mounds by Birmingham University in April 1961 revealed an oblong hut-site with turf walls and an internal measurement of about 3 metres by 2 metres. At the north end of the hut were two post holes which may have represented a doorway. Immediately inside the hut were a few irregular paving-slabs, but the inner part of the hut was unpaved, and largely taken up by a hearth. Outside the southern wall, and built against it, was an open-air hearth surrounded by a rough frame of stones. A two-phase corn-drying kiln, with turf walls, was excavated elsewhere on the site. The walls surrounded a small pen about 1 m square which may have been intended for penning geese. The only small find from the hut-site was a strike-a-light flint which did not help in dating the structure, but comparison with other shieling sites i.e. Block Eary suggests that Injebreck might be of an earlier date in the Norse period, possibly 11th century.

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  • Parish: Braddan
  • Sheading: Middle
  • Grid Ref: SC3630085670

Sources

  • Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record
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