Fincastle is a title and locality associated with the Murray family, Dukes of Atholl. The Viscount of Fincastle was a subsidiary title of the Atholl dukedom, connecting it to the family that held the Lordship of Mann from 1736 until the Revestment Act of 1765 transferred sovereignty to the British Crown.
A resolution and address adopted by the freeholders of Fincastle County, Virginia on 20 January 1775, endorsing the Continental Congress association and expressing loyalty to King George III while asserting constitutional rights against Parliamentary overreach. The document reflects colonial grievances on the eve of the American Revolution and demonstrates the intersection of colonial constitutional thought with British sovereignty claims.
128 names listed in alphabetical order; First World War. Paper roll of honour, mounted behind glass in a wooden frame. 5 columns of names printed underneath the above title. The paper is bordered with a green leaf decoration. An emblem of the Union Jack flag, encircled by a wreath, is above the list of names. Also on the emblem are the words 'For King and Country'. Finch Hill Church opened in 1866. It was demolished in 1997 after a failed attempt to list the building. The memorial was donated to the Manx Museum on 22nd May 1993, by Finch Hill Church. It is in the care of Manx National Heritage, ref no: 1993-0199. The memorial was printed by H.T. Woodrow & Co Ltd of Liverpool. Information provided by the Isle of Man Government Preservation of War Memorials Committee. Find on Map or Report Condition
The findspot of an early Bronze Age flat copper axehead and a Late Bronze Age looped and socketed axehead. Both were found before 1897 near Andreas parish church. Both are now kept in the Manx Museum (Accession Nos. 1954-0792 and 1954-0801).
The findspot of two possible Bronze Age saddle-stones from Arragon and Arragon Mooar. One is a granite boulder with a hollow on one face which was donated to the Manx Museum by Canon Savage (Accession No. 1954-0872). The second is another granite boulder with a hollow in one face which was donated to the museum by Mr Clague (Accession No. 1954-0927).
A Viking sword was found in 1964 at Ballabrooie, Patrick. The sword is incomplete and badly rusted but fragments of a wooden hilt remain. Fragments of wood adhering to the blade are maybe the remains of a scabbard. The sword is probably of early 10th century date. The find was donated to the Manx Museum by the finder, Mr Lawton.
The surviving blade was described as being 23 inches with the tip and part of the hilt missing. Traces of copper remained on the hilt guard. It was found during ploughing, but no surface indications of a burial mound were noted.
The findspot of a scatter of 'Bann' type (Heavy-blade) Mesolithic flints, found here by William Cubbon in 1922 after ploughing.
Cubbon's discovery is similar to that observed by Bersu when excavating at Ballacagen in the 1940s, which led the latter to postulate that residual Mesolithic flint had been in turf used to roof the Iron Age structures.
The findspot of a Middle Bronze Age palstave axe with stop-ridge and angled flanges cast as one unit and no loop. It was found 'on the gravel bank a few foot from the Sulby river on the north side, near White Bridge Ford, Ballachrink'. The axe was received by the Manx Museum in 1937 ( Accession No. 1954-3805).
The findspot of a stone axehead of Pembrokeshire type found during ploughing in 1966. It is now kept at the Manx Museum (Accession No 65-137).
Other objects have been found at the same site including another axehead, also kept at the Manx Museum, (Accession No 66-369) and a finely-worked concave flint saw found in ploughing, which was given to the Manx Museum by Mr J C Crellin in 1966-7.
OS Field No. 2665.
The findspot of a Neolithic Group VI axehead, found on the surface at Ballachurry. The field is named as the 'N'aaie veg', but as this has not positively been identified the grid reference provided relates to the dwelling house for reference purposes only.
The findspot of a number of Neolithic axeheads found at Ballachurry Keeill site in 1913. At least one is a roughened-butt axehead of Ronaldsway type. They are kept in the Manx Museum, Accession (Nos. 1954-0583, 1954-0596, 1954-0598, 1954-0599 and 1954-0610) but it is not certain that they all came from this site.
The findspot of a Neolithic or Bronze Age pounder or hammer consisting of a spherical granite boulder with flat faces that are slightly hollowed. It is now kept in the Manx Museum, (Accession No. 1954-0618) and was donated by the Rev. S.N. Harrison.
The findspot of a slate boulder which measured 40 centimetres x 30 centimetres x 11 centimetres and had a basin measuring 20 centimetres x 15 centimetres x 5 centimetres hollowed into one face. It was found in field behind the donor's house.
The findspot of a stone ring, measuring 6cm in diameter by 2cm thick and thought to be of prehistoric date. It was donated by the Canon Rev. S.N. Harrison to the Manx Museum (Accession No. 1954-1200).
