Prehistoric pottery.


The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 marks the site of a chapel and burial ground, with the annotation 'Site of St Martin's Chapel & Burial Ground'.


Investigation of the chapel by the Manx Archaeological Survey (1918) found pottery sherds in the vicinity of the west wall, prompting the Survey to suggest the presence of Bronze Age burial activity on the site. The surviving sherds indicated a vessel of 300mm diameter.


It has since been suggested that many of the Survey's discoveries of pottery sheds may be no more than burnt clay or daub, but the indication of identifiable curvature in the material recovered here may imply more substantial evidence for prehistoric burial activity on this particular site.