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Kirkhill Keeill
Archaeology
The site of a possible chapel ('keeill') and burial ground listed by Kermode on the strength of the place-names 'Kirkhill' and 'Claghyn ny Killey'.
There is no certain evidence or tradition to show the exact site of the chapel but J.R. Bruce writing in 1968 recorded that graves had been turned up recently by J. Lowey (occupying farmer) in the 'Big Field', while 'flat stones on edge' had hindered ploughing. Reportedly many skeletons were dug up from an old graveyard on an 'uncultivated spot on the farm' before 1904.
The 'Big Field' was examined by Bruce in 1963-65 under various crop-conditions, but nothing was seen to indicate the whereabouts of the chapel or burial ground.
Kirkhill, Big Field, Claghyn ny Killey
Connections
Book Chapters
- Parish: Rushen
- Sheading: Rushen
- Grid Ref: SC2130072200
Sources
- Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record