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St Martins Chapel
Archaeology
Medieval lintel graves.
The Manx Archaeological Survey (1918) states that a chapel and burial ground once stood at this location. The Survey notes that the site of the 'ruins and ground whereon the Old Chapel did stand' was sold by the Church in 1708 when the new chapel (St Matthew's Church at SC 38217531, itself demolished in 1898) was built.
The Survey further notes that lintel graves were found close to the site of the cattle market towards the very end of the 19th century.
These observations tend to place the site in the vicinity of the former Douglas Corporation electricity works, and the presence of lintel graves suggests burial activity dating to the medieval period.
St Martins Chapel, Douglas
Connections
Book Chapters
- Grid Ref: SC3804075310
Sources
- Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record