An excerpt from Draper's 1864 historical work on the House of Stanley, describing in detail the Knowsley and Lathom estates in Lancashire. The text traces the genealogy and architectural history of these properties from the Lathom family through the Stanley earls, including connections to Henry VII, the English Civil War, and the family's Manx lordship. Relevant to the Revestment project as it documents the wealth, power, and administrative seats of the Stanley family, who were Lords of Man.
A biographical and genealogical account of Charles, 8th Earl of Derby (1627–1672), covering his childhood during the English Civil War, his residence in the Isle of Man, his marriage, his involvement in the 1659 Royalist rising, and his post-Restoration life. Includes detailed family genealogy, property details, and context on the Stanley family's role in Isle of Man governance.
A detailed historical narrative from Draper's 1864 work on the House of Stanley, covering the Earl of Derby's military campaign in support of Charles II in 1651, particularly the Battle of Wigan Lane (25 August 1651) and the Earl's subsequent capture. Highly relevant to understanding Derby's role in the Revestment period and his political/military standing, which shaped his later position during the 1765 negotiations.
The findspot of Bronze Age urns which probably came from a barrow or barrows cut through when a railway cutting was constructed to the east side of the road. Megaw searched for these tumuli in 1956, which were reported before the railway was built, but never found any trace.
On the summit of the field opposite Dreemlang House there are a number of disc-shaped hollows which have been interpreted as the possible remains of hut circles. The edges of the hollows had been worn down by the plough but they still showed a considerable depth and retained their circular shape.
A local informant suggested that antiquarians used to dig in these hollows "but I don't think they ever found anything. My husband is of the opinion that they are created by the extraction of quartz of which there is considerable quantities just below the surface." The area is grass covered and is particularly heavy with vague elongated hollows which are common to the immediate district.
The site of a Bronze Age burial site, where a Bronze Age cordoned urn has been found in the past. The urn is kept in the Manx Museum (Accession No. 1954-3081).
This cross was discovered during demolition in the masonry of the old parish church in 1869; the head of the cross was broken off during its use as building material. Each face bears the lower part of the shaft of a cross. One face has a plait-of-five on the shaft, with a double twist-and-ring interlace which on the panel to the left developd into a key-fret patter; the panel to the right bears an unusual knot formed from the link-twist pattern, amongst which is a four-legged beast with a crested head and a straight thick tail.
The other face bears a cross shaft decorated with ring-chain, with a developed form of link-twist to the left, and tendril pattern to the right. The edge bears an incomplete inscription in runes which has been translated as 'Druian son of Dugald raised this cross to the memory of Cathmaoill his wife'.
A broken slab carved with lower part of cross shaft on each face, ring-chain on one face and plait on other, with runic inscription on edge. It was found in 1869 and measures 44 inches x 14.5 inches x 2 inches. It is recorded as Manx Cross No. 118.
Remains of two horizontal water mills in Druidale, which were thought to be of 17th to 19th century date. They stood within a few metres of each other. The upper mill survived as a square foundation about 2.5 metres internally. The lower mill was formerly a corn-mill and still stood as high as 1.8 metres in one section. The mill possessed two diminutive storeys, the lower one containing the water wheel, which had entirely decayed. A rapid survey was made of the remains by L.J. Edwards and N.F. Pearson in 1979-80, prior to the flooding of the valley for a new reservoir. The two mills were probably first operated by the farms of Close and Druidale.
A post-medieval sheepfold (SC 35948719) consisting of a sub-rectangular, grass-covered embanked enclosure with two banks curving down to the stream in the west and another short piece of bank extending to the north. The width across the enclosure is 6.0 metres.
A number of field-boundaries originally visible on the ground were destroyed in the building of Druidale Reservoir in 1980 and the opportunity was taken to examine these before they were lost. Although not giving a specific date to these boundaries, Morris seems to imply that they were elements of a farming economy, dating to the period from the 17th to 19th centuries.
The site of two grass and heather covered hut circles with diameters of 7.0 m. Hut A has walls averaging 0.2 m high and 0.8 m thick. Hut B is barely discernible and unsurveyable. They are thought to be of Bronze Age or Iron Age date.
A number of field-boundaries originally visible on the ground were destroyed in the building of Druidale Reservoir in 1980 and the opportunity was taken to examine these before they were lost. On the east side of the river, a two-phase bank running up and down the slope was largely composed of earth with only a few stones. Although not giving a specific date to these boundaries, Morris seems to imply that they were elements of a farm economy, dating to the period from the 17th to 19th centuries.
A number of field-boundaries originally visible on the ground were destroyed in the building of Druidale Reservoir in 1980 and the opportunity was taken to examine these before they were lost. The north-south boundary, running along the break of the slope on the west side of the valley, consisted of a broad earth and turf bank. A large quantity of rubble formed a rough facing to the bank, spreading into the body of the bank. Although not giving a specific date to these boundaries, Morris implied that they were elements of a farming economy, dating to the period from the 17th to 19th centuries.
A number of field-boundaries originally visible on the ground were destroyed in the building of Druidale Reservoir in 1980 and the opportunity was taken to examine these before they were lost. The east-west boundary running up and down the slope consisted of a turf and earth bank with a few scattered stones. Although not giving a specific date to these boundaries, Morris seems to imply that they were elements of a farming economy, dating to the period from the 17th to 19th centuries.
