Prehistoric flint scatter.


A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from 'Michael Brooghs' by CH Cowley.


The description would appear to suggest that the findspot was towards the northern end of the coastline forming the edge of the parish. On another occasion Cowley recovered finds from Orrisdale Head (see PRN 3377), and the grid reference provided refers to the coastline in this area as it was at the time of his discoveries.


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.