Prehistoric flint scatter.


A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballachrink (German) by CH Cowley, in a field he named as 'Field west of Bell's Field'.


The field has not been positively re-indentified, but is likely to be one of several forming the slight hilltop to the north of the farmstead, the grid reference of the latter being provided for indicative purposes only.


The antiquary Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.