Medieval chapel.


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 site of the chapel itself is marked within the enclosure 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. 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 footings of a building survived in ther eastern part of the enclosure, '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.


The latter two observers would appear to conclusively contradict the earlier OS opinion which had placed the chapel to the west of the track.