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Skyhill Fort
Archaeology
The site of the foundations of a building measuring 4.5 metres by 3.3 metres, which has been interpreted as either the site of a late prehistoric hut circle, an early medieval keeill or a later medieval Watch and Ward lookout post or possibly a small fort.
Excavations by Kermode in 1912 revealed Bronze Age burials, fragments of two urns and a polished stone axehead or chisel.
The feature is shown on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map as the ruins of a chapel.
Skyhill, Creg Bouyr
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- Parish: Lezayre
- Sheading: Ayre
- Grid Ref: SC4253093500
Sources
- Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record