A formal petition or legal document detailing grievances against the Duke's exercise of authority over the inhabitants. It complains of arbitrary licensing requirements, confiscation of title deeds, appropriation of public services for private use, restrictions on manufacturing, and exclusive claims to sea resources.
This fragment of a cross slab was found in the churchyard wall in the 1800s. It is kept at Kirk Michael church.
Both faces show the head of a wheel-headed cross, decorated with looped bands gripped by rings. The arms of the cross are linked by a plain bordered ring. One face shows a cockerel, a symbol of the Resurrection, and a winged figure, perhaps an angel, above the left and right arms respectively. A figure in the centre of the cross possibly represents Christ in ascension, with a 'nimbus' or halo above his head and his arms outstretched in blessing. The other face shows a serpent above the left arm of the cross and a male figure and a bird above the right.
Along one edge the latter part of an inscription in runes survives, which has been translated as, '...of Grim the Black'.
See also Manx Cross 129.
These two fragments were found built into the wall of the old church. On each face they bear the shaft of a cross and the lower part of a plain ring connecting the limbs. One side only shows interlaces, namely, double-twist and diamond-shaped rings, plain twist-and-ring, and a decorated form of tendril pattern.
The other face bears a ring-chain pattern on the shaft, and the panels to either side are occupied with figures. To the left is a robed man crowned by a 'nimbus' or halo and carrying a staff. Below him are two armed men, one of whom is upside down, and a boar. To the right are two hounds or wolves, followed by a man armed with a sword and spear, and below him a monster, perhaps a giant fish.
The edge bears a damaged inscription which has been translated as, 'Grim raised this cross to the memory of Hromund (his brother's) son.'
This fragment of a cross slab was found in the churchyard wall in the 1800s. Both faces show the head of a wheel-headed cross, decorated with looped bands gripped by rings. The arms of the cross are linked by a plain bordered ring.
One face shows a cockerel, a symbol of the Resurrection, and a winged figure, perhaps an angel, above the left and right arms respectively. A figure in the centre of the cross possibly represents Christ in ascension, with a 'nimbus' or halo above his head and his arms outstretched in blessing. The other face shows a serpent above the left arm of the cross and a male figure and a bird above the right.
Along one edge the latter part of an inscription in runes survives, which has been translated as, '...of Grim the Black'.
Two fragments of a carved cross-shaft which were found built into the wall of the old church of Kirk Michael.
On each face they bear the shaft of a cross and the lower part of a plain ring connecting the limbs. One side only shows interlaces, namely, double-twist and diamond-shaped rings, plain twist-and-ring, and a decorated form of tendril pattern. The other face bears a ring-chain pattern on the shaft, and the panels to either side are occupied with figures. To the left is a robed man crowned by a 'nimbus' or halo and carrying a staff. Below him are two armed men, one of whom is upside down, and a boar. To the right are two hounds or wolves, followed by a man armed with a sword and spear, and below him a monster, perhaps a giant fish.
The edge bears a damaged inscription which has been translated as, 'Grim raised this cross to the memory of Hromund (his brother's) son.'
See also Manx Cross 126.
Modern watermill.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 depicts a watermill complex at this location, annotated as 'Groudle Mill (Corn)'.
The grid reference relates to the former site of the mill.
The complex has been demolished and the site redeveloped for tourist purposes.
Modern watermill.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 depicts a watermill complex at this location, annotated as 'Groudle Mill (Corn)'.
The use of the site for milling may date back to at least the beginning of the 16th century, as the Manorial Roll (1511) records a mill at Cawdall (Groudle).
The grid reference relates to the former site of the mill.
The complex has been demolished and the site redeveloped for tourist purposes.
Modern mill leat.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 depicts a watermill complex at this location, annotated as 'Groudle Mill (Corn)'.
A leat, protected by a sluice, leads water off from the Groudle River for a distance of 190m to the mill. An overflow channel protects the mill 100m upstream. The channel is still visible at this point. The grid reference refers to this location, approximately halfway along the leat.
The complex has been demolished and the site redeveloped for tourist purposes.
A tabular administrative document showing the distribution of military guards across four main garrison towns on the Isle of Man: Castle Town, Ramsey, Peel, and Douglas. The table details daily guards and detached positions at various strategic locations, with numerical allocations appearing to represent personnel counts.
Guernsey is a Crown Dependency in the English Channel, sharing with the Isle of Man a constitutional relationship with the British Crown that is distinct from membership of the United Kingdom. The 1795 order for the Royal Manx Fencibles specified that the regiment could serve in Britain, Ireland, and the Channel Islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark, as well as Mann.
The site of a Bronze Age barrow shown as a 'Tumulus' in the field numbered Plot 1541 on the 1870 1:2500 Ordnance Survey map. It has been levelled by past ploughing activity. Only some large stones exposed on the surface remained when the site was recorded in 1930. In modern times it was only vaguely discernible but no suface stones remained and it had been virtually destroyed as a surface feature.
Without language, without country. The motto of Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh, the Manx Language Society, founded in 1899 by A.W. Moore. The phrase captures the central argument of the language revival movement: that Manx was not a cultural ornament but the medium through which the island knew itself. Without it, the identity survived but in diminished form, like a landscape seen through glass.
An early medieval cross slab was found here. A cross slab was found here serving as a lintel over a door in a now destroyed building. It is coffin shaped and has beading carved around the slab. It also has an inscription cut upon it. It was taken to Lonan Old Church. Mr Stowell pointed out the site where the cross slab had served as a lintel. It was seen in Lonan Old Church and it bears an inset numbered bronze plaque No. 71. A notice dates it collectively with others as from the 7-9th century.