Prehistoric flint scatter.


A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Peel by CH Cowley, from 'Paddy's Well'.


The description may possibly refer to St Patrick's well, which lay on Station Road (once Well Brow). The precise location of the well is not now known, and the grid reference relates to the midpoint on the road 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.