Prehistoric flint scatter. A substantial quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Glen Rushen by CH Cowley, from 'North of Cross Vein Mine'. The mine is located at the grid reference provided for indicative purposes. 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.

A group of five shieling mounds shown on a distribution map produced by Gelling.

The findspot of an early prehistoric flint scatter.

The findspot of an early prehistoric flint scatter.

A small lead mine working is shown here on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.

A pair of medieval shieling mounds.

The findspot of an early prehistoric flint scatter.

A post-medieval lime kiln in Glen Trunk valley. It is shown on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map on the northern side of the valley.

Undated alleged earthwork mound. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 shows an area of rough ground partially surrounded by drainage ditches. The site attracted suspicions that it might be an archaeological feature. Dr LS Garrad (Manx Museum 1964-96) pointed out that the presence of gooseberry and rose bushes suggested the presence of a domestic building in the modern period, despite it not surviving to be recorded by the OS. The site is now landscaped and incorporated into a residential development, but no finds were reported in the course of the work.

The reported site of a Mesolithic settlement at Glen Wyllin, where F. Swinnerton carried out an excavation in 1889.  The Glen Wyllan site was found by Canon Quine who called for the aid of Swinnerton who had discovered a similar industry in the South of the island at Port St Mary. The site was situated just behind Kirk Michael village, in an area of high scrub land, sloping down in all directions. The 'excavations' by Swinnerton revealed several thousands of flints, but only a small proportion now survive in the Manx Museum and some in the British Museum. A series of saucer-shaped pits containing 'burnt twigs' and flints were also discovered, which Clark interpreted as hut foundations but were almost certainly hearths similar to those found at Mount Sandel, Northern Ireland.  The Glen Wyllan site was discovered in the field numbered 931 on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map and is thought to continue into the adjacent field to the north (number 884) at  Ballacregga, discovered by C.H. Cowley in 1909, in the area of SC 318897 on the lip of the steep-sided Cooill Darry valley. A large collection of the flints from this area are in the Manx Museum. Further excavation undertaken close to the Swinnerton excavations in 2000 found over 1000 struck Mesolithic flints as well as charcoal and charred hazelnut shells. Radiocarbon dates from the shells dated this settlement to approximately 7,000BC, making this the earliest known settlement site on the Isle of Man.

The reported site of a Mesolithic settlement at Glen Wyllin, where F. Swinnerton carried out an excavation in 1889.  The Glen Wyllan site was found by Canon Quine who called for the aid of Swinnerton who had discovered a similar industry in the South of the island at Port St Mary. The site was situated just behind Kirk Michael village, in an area of high scrub land, sloping down in all directions. The 'excavations' by Swinnerton revealed several thousands of flints, but only a small proportion now survive in the Manx Museum and some in the British Museum. A series of saucer-shaped pits containing 'burnt twigs' and flints were also discovered, which Clark interpreted as hut foundations but were almost certainly hearths similar to those found at Mount Sandel, Northern Ireland.  The Glen Wyllan site was discovered in the field numbered 931 on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map and is thought to continue into the adjacent field to the north (number 884) at  Ballacregga, discovered by C.H. Cowley in 1909, in the area of SC 318897 on the lip of the steep-sided Cooill Darry valley. A large collection of the flints from this area are in the Manx Museum. Further excavation undertaken close to the Swinnerton excavations in 2000 found over 1000 struck Mesolithic flints as well as charcoal and charred hazelnut shells. Radiocarbon dates from the shells dated this settlement to approximately 7,000BC, making this the earliest known settlement site on the Isle of Man.

The reported site of a Mesolithic settlement at Ballacregga discovered by C.H. Cowley in 1909, in the field numbered 884 on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.  A large collection of flints were found and are now kept at the Manx Museum. The site lies immediately to the north of field 931, where F. Swinnerton carried out an excavation of a Mesolithic settlement site in 1889.  The two sites are thought to be a continuation of the same settlement. Further excavation undertaken close to the site of the Swinnerton excavation in 2000 found over 1000 struck Mesolithic flints as well as charcoal and charred hazelnut shells. Radiocarbon dates from the shells dated this settlement to approximately 7,000BC, making this the earliest known settlement site on the Isle of Man.

Prehistoric flint scatter. A quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Glen Wyllin by CH Cowley on more than one occasion. No further details concerning the circumstances of the discoveries were recorded and the grid reference relates to the middle of the valley 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.

Modern brewery. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a building complex at the grid reference provided, together with the annotation, 'Brewery (Disused)'. A brewer, wine merchant and maltsters are variously recorded in census returns for the area and local trade directories in the 1850s and early 1860s, though by the time of the OS the building had fallen out of use. The brewery building is now demolished and the site occupied by a garden. The two adjoining cottages have been converted into a single dwelling.

Modern brewery. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a building at the grid reference provided, together with the annotation, 'Brewery (Disused)'. A brewer, wine merchant and maltsters are variously recorded in census returns for the area and local trade directories in the 1850s and early 1860s, though by the time of the OS the building had fallen out of use. The brewery building is now demolished and the site occupied by a garden.

Modern brewer's cottage. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a building complex adjacent to the annotation, 'Brewery (Disused)'. A brewer, wine merchant and maltsters are variously recorded in census returns for the area and local trade directories in the 1850s and early 1860s, though by the time of the OS the building had fallen out of use. The cottage has been amalgamated with its neighbour to create a single dwelling; the brewery itself is now demolished and the site occupied by a garden.

Modern brewer's cottage. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a building complex adjacent to the annotation, 'Brewery (Disused)'. A brewer, wine merchant and maltsters are variously recorded in census returns for the area and local trade directories in the 1850s and early 1860s, though by the time of the OS the building had fallen out of use. The cottage has been amalgamated with its neighbour to create a single dwelling; the brewery itself is now demolished and the site occupied by a garden.

A record for a post-medieval dye works in Glen Wyllin.

The findspot of a scatter of worked flints of indeterminate character, believed to be Mesolithic, from the coastal brooghs at Glen Wyllin.

Modern watermill and associated water management. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a group of buildings at the grid reference provided, together with the annotation, 'Corn Mill'. The mill stands just a few metres to the south of the river, which has an extensive catchment derived from the hills inland of Kirk Michael. The mill and adjoining miller's house together form a substantial structure, and have been converted and extended for domestic use. The watersupply was derived from a long leat, which was cut into the south side of the winding, narrow valley and extends some 500m upstream, where the inlet was controlled by a sluice and weir. The overall fall on the leat is between 10-12m. The mill is protected by an overflow race, governed by a sluice, which is located 70m upstream of the building. The tail race is culverted under the yard in front of the mill and flows past the westerly gable of the miller's house back into the river. The leat and tail race are traceable throughout their length and still carry a flow of water.

Modern watermill. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a group of buildings at the grid reference provided, together with the annotation, 'Corn Mill'. The mill stands just a few metres to the south of the river, which has an extensive catchment derived from the hills inland of Kirk Michael. The mill and adjoining miller's house together form a substantial structure, and have been converted and extended for domestic use. The watersupply was derived from a 500m-long leat. The mill complex is protected by an overflow race, whilst the tail race is culverted under the yard in front of the mill and flows past the westerly gable of the miller's house back into the river.

Modern mill leat. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a group of buildings together with the annotation, 'Corn Mill'. The mill stands just a few metres to the south of the river, which has an extensive catchment derived from the hills inland of Kirk Michael. A long mill leat provides the watersupply. It is cut into the south side of the winding, narrow valley and extends some 500m upstream, where the inlet (to which the grid reference relates) was controlled by a sluice and weir. The overall fall on the leat is between 10-12m. The leat is traceable throughout its length and still carries a flow of water.

Modern overflow race. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a group of buildings together with the annotation, 'Corn Mill'. The mill stands just a few metres to the south of the river, which has an extensive catchment derived from the hills inland of Kirk Michael. The watersupply was derived from a long leat, which was cut into the south side of the winding, narrow valley and extends some 500m upstream, where the inlet was controlled by a sluice and weir. The overall fall on the leat is between 10-12m. A short 12m overflow race, located 70m upstream, protects the mill complex and was governed by a sluice, which is annotated on the OS (to which the grid reference relates). The overflow race is still extant.

Modern tail race. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a group of buildings together with the annotation, 'Corn Mill'. The mill stands just a few metres to the south of the river, which has an extensive catchment derived from the hills inland of Kirk Michael. The watersupply was derived from a long leat, which was cut into the south side of the winding, narrow valley and extends some 500m upstream, where the inlet was controlled by a sluice and weir. The overall fall on the leat is between 10-12m. The tail race is culverted under the yard in front of the mill and flows past the westerly gable of the miller's house back into the river. The grid reference refers for indicative purposes to a point midway along the culverted part of the tail race. The tail race is still extant.

Modern miller's house. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a group of buildings together with the annotation, 'Corn Mill'. The miller's house (centred at the grid reference provided) stands just a few metres to the south of the river, which has an extensive catchment derived from the hills inland of Kirk Michael. The house and adjoining mill together form a substantial complex, and have been converted and extended for domestic use. The mill complex is protected by an overflow race, located 70m upstream. The tail race is culverted under the yard in front of the mill and flows past the westerly gable of the miller's house back into the river.