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Kerrowkeil Burial Ground

Archaeology

The site of an Early Medieval chapel or keeill, thought to have been in use between AD 500 and AD 1000.  The remains of the keeill and its burial ground were destroyed by ploughing in 1873, and when the Rev. E.B. Savage visited the site about 1885 he was able to interview those who remembered the keeill prior to its destruction. It had stood on a mound, which Savage supposed was a tumulus, and had been surrounded by a burial-ground within a 'ring of stones' about 10 metres distant from the keeill.  The site is grass covered and no visible trace of a chapel or burial ground enclosure remains.

Connections

Book Chapters

  • Parish: Malew
  • Sheading: Rushen
  • Grid Ref: SC2604074070

Sources

  • Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record
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