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Killkellan, Ballabeg, Lonan

Archaeology

Medieval chapel, burial ground, lintel graves and Bronze Age burials.


The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 shows the site of a chapel and burial ground at this location, formerly named Killkellan, together with the annotation, 'Site of Chapel & Burial Ground'. The OS places a marker within a small enclosure to the east of the road, which is defined by a curvilinear field boundary.


The Manx Archaeological Survey (1915) recorded that many graves had been found in the locality, and that more came to light when the Manx Electric Railway was constructed in in 1894. The Survey draws attention to the nearby watercourse, Strooan ny Killane (stream of the chapel), though it could find no memory locally of the dedication of the chapel, and records that prehistoric urns had also previously been found when the adjacent school was constructed.


A Royal Commission field inspector noted in 1976 that there was no trace of the site and that it had been obliterated by the construction of the railway, residential development and an occupation road.

Connections

Book Chapters

  • Parish: Lonan
  • Sheading: Garff
  • Grid Ref: SC4320882460

Sources

  • Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record
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