Keeill Oran
The site of an early medieval keeill or chapel and burial ground, thought to have been in use from circa A.D. 500 to A.D. 1000 and known as Keeill Oran. Gill copied an entry from the Ordnance Survey's Object Name Book (destroyed in 1940) recording that at this site the foundations of an old chapel and many stone-lintel graves had been discovered by William Taggart, the then tenant of Pooillvaaish Farm. At the time of the survey, however, there were no visible remains on the ground, but the eminence could be seen from other parts of the field. The ascription of this keeill-site to St Oran - possibly St Odhran of Latteragh is postulated by Kneen. The site was visited by J.R. Bruce in 1963-65. Beyond the slight natural rise in the ground there are no surface indications now visible. The land has been well-cultivated for many years.
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- Parish: Arbory
- Sheading: Rushen
- Grid Ref: SC2470067350
Sources
- Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record