Glenchass Keeill, Howe Keeill
Site of medieval chapel, burial ground and holy well. The site was investigated by the Manx Archaeological Survey in the 1960s.
The site is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 1:2500 map of 1868 as the site of a chapel and burial ground. No features existed at that time, except for the well, which is marked 112m to the west.
There is no record of remains of the chapel itself, despite a location being recorded by the Ordnance Survey at SC 19916772, and the site now lies under a residential development. No physical remains were reported at the time the site was developed.
Traditionally, the burial ground was located in the field to the south (Field 411865), centred at SC 19906767, and 19th century antiquarian notes state that graves were disturbed by ploughing in this locality. Upon inquiry in 1964, the Manx Archaeological Survey found two local residents who believed that the burial ground lay 100m west-north-west of the site of the chapel, on a slight promontory centred at SC 19796773, and now covered by gorse. One resident also recalled seeing two lintel graves exposed by ploughing in an area just to the south-west.
The site of the holy well is located to the south of where burial activity was claimed on the promontory and is still marked by a masonry structure.
Connections
Book Chapters
- Grid Ref: SC1991067720
Sources
- Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record