Prehistoric flint scatter.


A prehistoric stone axehead was recovered from Ballacross by CH Cowley, from a site he identified as the 'Edge of Pond in front of House'.


The precise location has not been positively identified, but may refer to the pool (possibly a flooded clay or marl pit) at OS Field nos 2014 and 2015. In the absence of a certain identification of the findspot, the grid reference relates to the farmstead 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.