Prehistoric flint scatter.


A single worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Jurby Point by CH Cowley.


This is likely to refer to Jurby Head. Cowley may have been attracted by the mound of Cronk Mooar, not knowing that it was of medieval, rather than prehistoric, origin. No further details concerning the discovery were recorded and the grid reference relates to the headland 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.