Medieval chapel, burial ground and lintel grave.


The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 shows the location of a chapel and burial ground at this location on Gretchvooar farm, together with the annotation, 'St Mary's Chapel & Burial Ground (Keeill Moirrey) (Site of)'. The enclosure is defined as an earthwork feature and the site of the chapel itself is marked within it to the west of the track.


The Manx Archaeological Survey (1915) records the site as lying at the side of the road, and that its dedication is still remembered. Traces of a roughly circular enclosure were apparent on either side of the road, measuring about 25m in diameter, and a mound within the enclosure to the east of the road was thought to represent the site of the chapel.


A Royal Commission field inspector in 1976 noted that the outline of the enclosure was still visible to the west of the track, and that the enclosure was better defined to the east of the track; here it was also noted that the footings of a building survived, 'undoubtedly the remains of the chapel...approx. 6 by 5m'. The west gable was thought to be destroyed by the field boundary bordering the track, though the latter incorporated massive stones probably derived from the structure.


PMC Kermode (director of the Manx Museum 1922-32) recorded the existence of a lintel grave at the site on his annotated OS 1:10560 map series.