A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Peel Hill by CH Cowley, from 'near the Fort'. This would appear to relate to the vicinity of Ashton's Battery. The antiquarian Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.