The site of a conjectured prehistoric promontory fort. Dr Gerhard Bersu (1949) speculated that the cliffs overlooking Douglas Bay lent themselves as possible locations of promontory forts of the type occuring elsewhere on the coastline of the Isle of Man, which have been dated to the late prehistoric or Iron Age period. These may readily be identified through reference to the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping published in 1870.
Although no trace of defences or artefacts of this period have been observed, he would appear to have been referring to the area towards the north end of the bay between Falcon Cliff and Summerhill, known as Little Switzerland, where the irregular line of cliffs affords at least two opportunities for such defences. The area is now occupied by lawns and gardens and there is no evidence that such a promontory fort existed.
The site of a conjectured prehistoric promontory fort. Dr Gerhard Bersu (1949) speculated that the cliffs overlooking Douglas Bay lent themselves as possible locations of promontory forts of the type occuring elsewhere on the coastline of the Isle of Man, which have been dated to the late prehistoric or Iron Age period. These may readily be identified through reference to the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping published in 1870.
Although no trace of defences or artefacts of this period have been observed, he would appear to have been referring to the area towards the north end of the bay between Falcon Cliff and Summerhill, known as Little Switzerland, where the irregular line of cliffs affords at least two opportunities for such defences. The area is now occupied by lawns and gardens and there is no evidence that such a promontory fort existed.
Liverpool is a major port city in Lancashire on the north-west coast of England. It was the principal port of embarkation for Manx emigrants travelling to America during the nineteenth century, and served as the main commercial link between the Isle of Man and the wider world, with regular packet services connecting the two.
A broken carved wheel-headed cross-slab kept in Lonan church. It was found circa 1870. It measures 152 centimetres x 55.8 centimetres x 7.6 centimetres.
A fragment of a wheel-headed cross-slab kept in Lonan church. It was found in 1890. It measures 45.7 centimetres x 45.7 centimetres x 12.7 centimetres thick.
The site of an 'ancient' well was discovered by the Reverend Canon Quine at the lower corner of the Glebe, about 130 metres west of Lonan Old Church. The well was triangular in shape and formed of three great blocks of stone set on edge in the bed of a stream. It was likely that it was used for baptism, representing the transition period from the use of living waters to that of the font. It is possible that the cross found here by Canon Quine had originally been set up beside the well.
This rounded boulder was discovered in 1926 built into a wall on the west side of Stoney Road opposite the road to Ballamilgen, Laxey. It bears a deep-set cross with expanding limbs.
This broken slab was found close to a well in one of the glebe fields adjoning the churchyard in 1906. On one face the cross is set within a curved frame, the lower limb projecting just beyond the frame; on the other side the carving simply comprises a cross without a surround.
This small slab was found in the churchyard in 1906. It bears a simple incised cross, made exceptional by short bars which cross the upper and lower limbs. The terminals of the arms are deliberately rounded. A curious semi-circular frame encloses the upper half of the cross, and almost exactly echoes the rounded head of the slab, which seems to have been deliberately shaped.
A fine wheel-headed cross standing in its original position. The base of the cross is inserted through a slot cut in a slab laid flat on the ground. The stone is carved on one face, bearing an equal-limbed cross and a ring with wide borders, set on a short, broad shaft. Circular hollows mark the junction of the arms. The cross and shaft are filled with plait-work, and edged with single or double bead-moulding. The ring which circles the cross is divided into three bands, separated by projecting borders; the inner and outer rings are decorated with further interlace, while the central band contains knots formed from pairs of intertwined chain links.
The upper part of the cross shaft is decorated with four bands of plait-work. The design used on this cross is very similar to that on Manx Cross 72 suggesting that the carver of one may have been familiar with the other, or may have been responsible for both.
This central portion of a small slab is all that remains of a memorial found in the churchyard: substantial parts of both edges have been lost. The stone bears an equal-limbed 'Celtic' cross supported on a ring. The outline of the cross and the ring are edged with a flat moulding. Both are framed within an outer circle, which stands on a narrow shaft.
This broken slab was found in about 1870 at a mound just north of the churchyard. The carving takes the form of a 'Celtic' cross surrounded by a ring. The lower arm of the cross extends below the ring to form a shaft which terminates in a simple flat pedestal. Cross, ring, shaft and pedestal are all bordered by a bead moulding, and the cross is otherwise undecorated.
This fragment was found in the churchyard wall c.1890. This stone was found in the churchyard. Only the head of the memorial survives, and part of the face has flaked away. The stone itself is wheel-headed so as to reflect the outline of the sculpture, which comprises an equal-armed 'Celtic' cross set within a ring. The cross is edged with a single moulding, the ring with double bead mouldings. In the centre of the cross is carved a small ring.
247 names listed. First World War. The tablet was unveiled on 17 April 1921 by the Lord Bishop. It is the work of Mr R.W. Creer, Harris Terrace, Douglas and the foreman in charge was Mr Faragher, who both acted under the advice of Mr Archibald Knox. This was the second memorial to the Great War to be erected in All Saint's Church in 1921. The first plaque had been erected in January of that year.
London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. As the seat of the British government and Parliament, it was where the decisions leading to the Revestment of 1765 were made, where the Duke of Atholl's representatives negotiated the terms of sale, and where the Purchase Act and Mischief Act were rushed through both Houses in a fortnight.
Lord Cadogan's official report to the Treasury Lords on the problems of Manx copper coinage, referencing a 1766 memorial by Charles Lutwidge. Discusses the overvaluation of Manx pennies (14 pieces = 1 British shilling despite intrinsic worth of only 3 pence), counterfeiting risks, and the potential adoption of English copper coin. Relevant to post-Revestment fiscal and monetary policy.
