The Medieval shieling at Injebreck consisted of twenty-three mounds of turf at the head of a valley. W. Cubbon led an excursion here in 1930 and two shieling mounds were excavated. Excavation at one of the mounds by Birmingham University in April 1961 revealed an oblong hut-site with turf walls and an internal measurement of about 3 metres by 2 metres. At the north end of the hut were two post holes which may have represented a doorway. Immediately inside the hut were a few irregular paving-slabs, but the inner part of the hut was unpaved, and largely taken up by a hearth. Outside the southern wall, and built against it, was an open-air hearth surrounded by a rough frame of stones. A two-phase corn-drying kiln, with turf walls, was excavated elsewhere on the site. The walls surrounded a small pen about 1 m square which may have been intended for penning geese. The only small find from the hut-site was a strike-a-light flint which did not help in dating the structure, but comparison with other shieling sites i.e. Block Eary suggests that Injebreck might be of an earlier date in the Norse period, possibly 11th century.
A group of about fourteen mounds were seen in May 1930 at Injebreck on land belonging partly to the Common Trustees and partly to Captain Spittall. Two of the mounds on Captain Spittall's property were partly excavated. The first indicated the presence of a surrounding stone wall, approximately circular, containing a floor covered with a quantity of carbon. The second, larger, mound showed no surrounding wall. In the trench which was cut east to west there were only a few stones laid flat-wise. In the centre was a 'pocket' of carbon, showing large pieces of burnt wood, and nearby was a knife-shaped flint flake, 4.5 centimetres long. Further, smaller pockets and layers of carbon were also found. Cubbon was of the opinion that the two mounds were 'possibly hut dwellings and of an early period'. Cubbon's report may refer to the Injebreck shieling settlement at SC 363856, or the settlements further north, centred SC 355875.
Crimean War. Stone obelisk.
A newspaper article in the Mona's Herald dated 11 August 1858 states that at the time of the memorial's construction, the Lieutenant Governor applied to the Secretary at War for one of the guns captured from the enemy at the Battle of Inkermann, in order that the gun might be placed at the foot of the monument in the Grounds of the Nunnery. A Russian gun was subsequently presented by Secretary Major General Peel. The Secretary also agreed that, for the sum of thirty pounds, he would authorise the construction of a gun carriage at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, in exact similarity to the Russian gun carriages employed in the late war.
Official correspondence reporting on an inquiry into the ship Buss Lady Catherine, commanded by Jacob Boogaardt, which delivered tea to the Isle of Man and subsequently exported sugar and goods from port without seizure despite known tea landing. The document references official records and officer examinations.
A legal opinion from the Court of Wards regarding the dower rights of Anne, Countess Dowager of Derby, following Thomas Earl of Derby's death. The opinion establishes that the Isle of Man is not part of the English realm and therefore not subject to English law or Chancery jurisdiction, drawing comparisons to Normandy, Gascony, and Calais. This document is foundational to understanding the constitutional status of the Isle of Man as a separate jurisdiction.
A numbered list of instructions or guidelines for estimating the value of various properties, rights, and revenues that were surrendered by the Duke of Atholl to the British Crown. The document addresses the valuation of quays, ports, forts, fisheries, offices, jurisdictions, coinage, and other feudal rights, with particular attention to lost merchant trade opportunities and the strategic position of the Isle of Man.
Official correspondence from revenue authorities to their lordships regarding instructions for Lieutenant Mathews of the Lurcher Cutter concerning seizure powers in Isle of Man ports. References an incident involving a vessel suspected of carrying tea for illegal landing, and discusses legal opinions on seizure authority and procedures.
Formal instructions from the Commissioners of Customs to Charles Lutwidge, Surveyor General, detailing his appointment to the Isle of Man effective 1 June 1765 to enforce customs law and suppress smuggling. Covers revenue protection, coast surveillance, officer deployment, population assessment, and coordination with military and civil authorities. A key administrative document implementing the 1765 Revestment Act.
Official instructions from the Commissioners of Customs to Charles Lutwidge, directing him to travel to the Isle of Man by 1 June 1765 to establish customs enforcement and suppress smuggling following the 1765 Revestment. The document outlines his authority, duties (revenue assessment, port inspection, officer deployment), expectations regarding population decline, and military support arrangements.
Royal instructions from King James I (15 Jas I) establishing William Lord Compton as President of the Council of Wales and Marches, dated November 1617. Lists prominent councillors including bishops, earls, and chief officers of state. Notable for inclusion of the Bishop of Mann among the royal commissioners, demonstrating early Stuart administrative integration of the Island with English governance structures.
Royal instructions from King James I (15 Jac. I) establishing governance procedures for the Lord President and Council of Wales and the Marches. Notably includes John, Bishop of Mann, among the named counsellors, illustrating the Isle of Man's constitutional position within English royal authority and the participation of Manx ecclesiastical figures in Westminster-level governance structures during the early 17th century.
Illiam Dhone chose the Island over the Earl. The surrender, the Parliamentarian occupation, the Restoration, the trial, the execution at Hango Hill — and the parish register that recorded his death as a martyrdom. The Privy Council Orders and Derby correspondence revealed London's hand. Bishop Wilson arrived in 1698 and began the episcopate that would transform Manx education and church life. The Act of Settlement of 1704 codified the relationship between lord and people, defining the custodianship that Parliament would later purchase without understanding.
3 names listed, all had been serving members of the Isle of Man Constabulary; First World War. Plaque with wooden border on its lower; left-hand and right-hand side. Inscriptions in gold lettering.
Iona is a small island in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland, site of the monastery founded by St Columba in 563. In Manx tradition, Columba's mission from Iona is associated with the early Christianisation of the Isle of Man.
Ireland is the neighbouring island to the west of the Isle of Man, separated by the Irish Sea. The relationship between the two islands has been close throughout history, with extensive cultural, linguistic, and trading connections. Manx smuggling severely affected Irish revenues during the eighteenth century, contributing to Ireland's support for the Revestment, and the annuity granted to the Duke of Atholl after 1765 was charged upon the Irish revenue.
This stone was found built into the northern wall of the church during the 1800s. One face bears a six-armed or hexafoil cross set within a circular frame, all drawn with the aid of a pair of compasses. Below the cross are two other simple crosses. A heavily abbreviated inscription using Irish-Saxon letters is set in the frame. Allowing for the abbreviations and some grammatical errors, it appears to translate, '(In the name of Jesus) Christ, Irneit, holy priest, God's bishop in the Island and abbot'. Either side of the two lower crosses are further inscriptions which read, 'In the name of Jesus Christ' and 'The image of the cross of Christ'.
Islay is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. It was part of the Norse Kingdom of Mann and the Isles, over which the Kings of Mann held sovereignty from the ninth to the thirteenth century, and was connected to the Island through the Gaelic cultural and linguistic heritage shared by the Hebrides and Mann.
The Isle of Man is a self-governing Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. With its own parliament (Tynwald), legal system, and cultural identity shaped by Celtic, Norse, and English influences, the Island has a distinctive history encompassing the Norse Kingdom of Mann and the Isles, the Stanley and Atholl lordships, and the Revestment of 1765 that brought it under direct Crown control.
A 2020 progress report to the Isle of Man Council of Ministers on the implementation of the National Development Strategy for Culture and the Arts. Documents achievements and ongoing projects in arts funding, cultural engagement, digital innovation, and creative sector support during the COVID-19 pandemic. While contemporary rather than historical, it reflects current Manx cultural institutions and governance structures relevant to understanding the modern administrative context.
The Isle of Man Bank Ltd. Building at 2 Athol Street, Douglas is a three storey stone building, which occupies the focal location at the intersection of Athol Street and Prospect Hill. Although the design integrates a number of architectural styles it succeeds in establishing a banking 'image' which is carried through into a finely detailed interior banking hall. The treatment of the facade consists of almost equal proportions of pilaster columns and wall panel separating them. The columns however are carried the full height of the building with no attempt to suggest into a finely detailed interior banking hall. The treatment of the facade consists of almost equal proportions of pilaster columns and wall panel separating them. The columns however are carried the full height of the building with no attempt to suggest that they support anything (not even the roof balustrade). Similarly although the window openings are confined to the 'panels' the stone facing to the building receives the same detailing regardless of whether it is on column or panel. The main entrance placed at the corner is similarly mannerist, using a larger version of the window motif to announce the doorway, on top of which are columns in the round apparently unsupported from below but indicating support for the cornice above. The building appears in good repair as befits its image. Although lacking in architectural merit the building personifies the Manx banking establishment and as such has 'civic' significance.
3 names listed in alphabetical order, with regiment. Two names also include place of death; First World War. Wooden tablet with carved inscription.
The memorial was sponsored by members of the staff from Government Offices. It was previously located in a different department within Government Offices. In 2007 it was moved to the entrance foyer of the main office, during the office refurbishment.
This roll of honour in book form is one of the original books printed by the War Pensions Committee in 1934, and donated to each parish church throughout the Island, to commemorate those who had fallen in the Great War. 1,480 names listed. First World War.
A letter dated 2 December 1936 from R.D. Farrant, Chairman of the War Pensions Committee, was distributed with the book: "Dear Vicar, The War Pensions Committee (for which I am Chairman) sometime ago decided to prepare a list of all Manxmen who were killed or died as a result of their service in the Great War and also of those who obtained decorations and honours. Thanks to the generosity of the Earl of Derby, they were able to publish this list in book form (it has been offered for sale at 12/6d) and they are now able to present one of these volumes to each Parish Church in the Island where it will be deposited with the Church Records and available for reference by anyone interested. I have pleasure therefore in forwarding you a copy of the book for such purpose and shall be glad to hear that the gift is acceptable."
The foreword, by the Earl of Derby: "As President of the North-Western Area of the British Legion, I must offer you my most grateful thanks for having undertaken the work of compiling the Manx Roll of Honour. It is well that the deeds of those who died in the Great War should find a permanent memorial in such a list. Whilst this generation lives their names will not be forgotten, but other generations will arise to whom they will not be personally known. This Roll will serve to keep their memory green and future Manxmen and Manxwomen, when reading it, will realise that in our great struggle the Isle of Man played a noble part."
The preface, by R.D. Farrant: "This Book is intended to form an authoritative record of all Manxmen who lost their lives on active service in the Great War of 1914 to 1918, or have since died as a result of wounds, injury or disease contracted on active service. It has been compiled by the Isle of Man War Pensions Committee and their staff, from all available official and other sources and sets out, as far as can be ascertained, the names, addresses and regimental or naval particulars of every deceased sailor, soldier or airman of Manx Nationality."
