Stone axehead.


A prehistoric stone axehead was recovered from Ballagyr by CH Cowley, from the 'Dub Field Behind Bellevue'.


This description relates to OS Field no.0830, which is centred at the grid reference provided. A small pool was recorded in the easternmost corner of the field by the Ordnance Survey in 1868-1869.


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.