Prehistoric flint scatter.


A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballacross by CH Cowley, from a field which he named 'Margher Tree Er y Chlag'.


This would appear to be the same as the 'Three o'Clock Field' (see PRN 3046), provisionally identified as OS Field no. 1123. 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.