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Ballakelly Roundhouse
Archaeology
The site of an Iron Age roundhouse or defended settlement. It is a grass-covered circular earthwork set in low lying land which was probably once a marsh. It has an overall diameter of 38.0 metres and consists of a much spread bank average 9.0 metres wide surrounded by a ditch average 5.0 metres wide. The bank has an average external height of 0.7 metres and an average internal height of 0.3 metres. The ditch has an average depth from the outer lip of 0.2 metres. The ditch and bank have been ploughed out in the south-east. There is no visible trace of stonework or of an entrance. This example compares with other roundhouses dating to circa AD200.
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- Parish: Santon
- Sheading: Middle
- Grid Ref: SC3253072090
Sources
- Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record