Faaie Rullick
The site of an early medieval keeill or chapel which is thought to have been in use between circa AD500 and AD1000. It was found in the garden of the farm. A stone slab measuring 1.37 metres long by 0.36 metres wide but only 5 to 7.5 centimetres deep, was noted which was thought to have come from a lintel grave.
This is thought to have been an early type of keeill, probably dedicated to St Mark. It was excavated by P.M.C. Kermode in 1910-11. Only a portion of a single section of the inner facing of the north wall remained, but the original dimensions were estimated as at least 5.3 metres long and about 3.3 metres wide.
Nearby to the west, at a slightly lower level, several undisturbed lintel graves were found. A pathway of flat, water-worn stones, extending for about 2.75 metres, was found level with the base of these graves.
A broken cross-slab from the keeill was inscribed with a Celtic cross and circle within a rectangular panel (PRN 0402.20). The slab was also decorated with bird's heads, crosslets and animals and several names, the letters of which indicated a 7th or early 8th century date.
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- Parish: Bride
- Sheading: Ayre
- Grid Ref: NX4597000740
Sources
- Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record