Cregneash is a small village in the parish of Rushen at the southern tip of the Isle of Man. It is preserved as a living museum of traditional Manx crofting life by Manx National Heritage, with its thatched cottages and smallholdings representing the pattern of rural existence that persisted on the Island into the twentieth century.
The findspot of a small flint flake of Mesolithic date.
The find was made within OS Plot 2031, which is centred at the grid reference provided. Cregneash Hill is not a recognised historical placename, and the plot number clarifies that the find was made on the north side of Cronk ny Arrey.
The Cregneash Shipping Direction Finding Station was a mid-20th century installation located on Cronk-ny-Array hill to the east of Cregneash.
Two masts are shown on historical OS 1:10560 scale mapping published in 1958 to the south and east of the technical buildings, together with the annotation, 'Automatic Wireless Transmitting Direction-finding Station (Shipping)'.
The masts have now been removed and the buildings converted for residential use.
This excerpt from a printed pamphlet critiques the Duke of Athol's exercise of gubernatorial power over the Manx legislature, particularly his treatment of Crown servants and repeated assemblies of the House of Keys over a Highway Committee appointment dispute. It documents his attempts to force his nephew the Bishop onto the committee and his inflammatory rhetoric against the Keys' independence.
A fragment of a legal document critiquing proposed legislation that would establish courts under the Duke's authority, restricting Crown jurisdiction and inhabitants' property rights. The text argues these bills violate constitutional principles and the rights of landholders confirmed by law and royal charter.
A legal document criticizing the English Court of Admiralty's condemnation of salvage based on limited evidence from a collector named Clague. The document questions the legitimacy of admiralty proceedings within the Isle of Man and references historical agents Betham and Moore, discussing disputes over droits of admiralty and the Duke of Atholl's sovereignty.
A legal document critiquing the Governor's actions, including the appointment of an Irish gentleman as an Ecclesiastical Judge without proper authority, the protection of persons guilty of breaches of peace, and the inhibition of Deemsters' attendance at the Court of Chancery contrary to established practice and the Governor's own admissions.
This is page 32 of a printed pamphlet criticizing the Governor's ('his Grace's') exercise of arbitrary power. It details two specific instances: his failure to prosecute rioters who destroyed property with impunity, and his 1822 prosecution of individuals for inoculating children despite no law forbidding the practice. The text argues the Governor substituted his will for the law.
A legal argument criticizing an Act of Parliament regarding customs enforcement in the Isle of Man, Jersey, and Guernsey. The author argues the law was hastily passed, poorly drafted, and ineffectual, citing the authority of a great lawyer (likely Lord Hardwicke, mentioned in margin) regarding the Act's failure to grant seizure powers to customs officers.
A legal opinion criticizing the removal of a judicial officer without proper trial, arguing that this undermines public confidence in the independence of the judiciary. The document references concerns about judicial appointments in the Isle of Man and their dependence on the will of the Duke of Athol and the Home Secretary, with detailed observations about related dismissals and appointments following a perjury case.
This document discusses historical land tenure systems in the Isle of Man, particularly the erroneous claims made by the Duke regarding freehold and copyhold lands. It details the Duke's attempts to introduce restrictive parliamentary bills affecting islanders' rights, including restrictions on land alienation, title deed deposits, mill licensing, and search authority.
The conjectured and unproven site of a Bronze Age stone circle. Savage noted four stones here, some 4.8 metres apart. No further evidence is recorded of such a monument.
Flakes, blades, core and a nodule of Mesolithic heavy-blade type, and a Bronze Age sherd, were recovered by fieldwalking from Ordnance Survey Field no. 1464, Croit, Arbory.
The flints and potsherd were found separately, but no further details are available. The grid reference refers to the centre of the field.
Flakes, blades, core and a nodule of Mesolithic heavy-blade type, were recovered by fieldwalking from Ordnance Survey Field no. 1464, Croit, Arbory.
The flints and potsherd were found separately, but no further details are available. The grid reference refers to the centre of the field.
The flints are in the Manx National Heritage collections, accession no. 1984-0252/2.
A Bronze Age sherd was recovered by fieldwalking from Ordnance Survey Field no. 1464, Croit, Arbory.
The flints and potsherd were found separately, but no further details are available. The grid reference refers to the centre of the field.
The sherd is in the Manx National Heritage collections, accession no. 1984-0252/1.
