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Sulbrick Keeill

Archaeology

Medieval chapel. The site was investigated by the Manx Archaeological Survey in 1918.


The keeill is orientated ENE-WSW, and measures internally 5.3 by 2.5m. The walls are 1m thick and survive to a height of up to 1.2m above the original floor level. The walls have the appearence of drystone construction but are bound together with clay mortar and topped with turf. Boulders and surface stones were used and the irregular coursing may have encouraged the partial collapse of the 'east' wall to the extent that the Survey recorded that the outer face of the wall appeared to be absent. The outer face of all four walls was found to be partially obscured by collapsed masonry.


The doorway is located in the 'west' gable, and the Survey suggested that traces of a window cill survived at the east end of the 'south' wall. The collapsed condition of the 'east' wall as found was thought to preclude the survival of evidence for a window in the gable.


The floor was intermittently paved, mainly near the entrance, and the subrectangular base of the altar could be traced, with maximum dimensions of 1.3 by 0.75m, standing to a maximum height of 0.6m. The front of the altar foundations was marked by a slab of granite, in front of which was found a larger slab which was thought to represent the fallen top of the altar table.

Connections

Book Chapters

  • Parish: Santon
  • Sheading: Middle
  • Grid Ref: SC3091174625

Sources

  • Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record
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