Prehistoric flint scatter.


A single worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballacross by CH Cowley, from a field which he described as the 'Field opposite the Court'.


The Court is an earthwork site located at SC26738445; OS Field no. 1106 would fit the description given by Cowley, who also describes a site in the 'Field West of Court Field' three years earlier (see PRN 3054), but in the absence of a positive identification 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.