Ballanorris Keeill
The site of a chapel and burial ground. This keeill is thought to date to the period A.D. 500-1000, but all traces of the keeill have disappeared. The Object Name Book of about 1866 (Ordnance Survey, ONB destroyed in 1940) stated that 'James Clague of Ballanorris removed from a small eminence on the farm the foundations of a small building known as an old chapel, and at the same time removed a dilapidated stone fence enclosing the above, in the interior of which were stone-lined graves containing human remains. The field is known as 'The Keeilley'. No date of demolition is known but an excursion in 1893 mentioned that although no trace of the keeill could be seen, ploughing earlier in that year uncovered some foundations, evidently built with lime-mortar. This observation places the building in the late keeill period. The site was visited by Bruce in 1963-64. The name 'Chapel Field' is currently applied to the site which is under regular cultivation. There are no surface remains of any kind.
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- Parish: Arbory
- Sheading: Rushen
- Grid Ref: SC2452069190
Sources
- Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record