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Maughold Head Fort, Maughold
Defended hilltop. This prominent summit is naturally defended by cliffs and steep slopes to the north-east and south-east, and to west and north by an artificial bank. There are signs of a possible entrance at the most westerly point, but it is not entirely clear whether these features represent a truly defended site.
Maughold Head Watch and Ward Beacon
Medieval lookout. This prominent summit is naturally defended by cliffs and steep slopes to the north-east and south-east, and to west and north by an artificial bank. The Castle Rushen Papers contain a document dated 1627 which lists the 'hills of the day watch and the ports of the night watch', from which a watch system was kept around the coastline of the Island from Medieval times: Maughold Head was the point from which a daytime watch was maintained until at least the 17th century.
Maughold House
A post-medieval house in Maughold.
Maughold Lime Kiln
The site of a lime kiln which is shown as an "Old Lime Kiln" on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map and was presumably out of use by that time.  The kiln stands alongside a right of way leading to the sea, suggesting that limestone was imported via this track from a landing place on the coast.
Maughold Mill Dam
A post-medieval mill pond dam in Maughold parish.
Maughold Mill Dam
A post-medieval mill pond dam in Maughold parish.
Maughold Mine
The site of a lead mine complex shown on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.
Maughold Mine
The site of a small, clifftop, iron mine, which is shown on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.
Maughold Old road
The line of an old road in Maughold.
Maughold Parish War Memorial (IOM_NIWM_MAU_00001)
15 names listed; First World War. 10 names listed; Second World War. Celtic cross made of green slate from the Buttermere Quarries in the Lake District. The cross is mounted on three steps, made of rock from Maughold Head. The memorial was unveiled Thursday 13 July 1922 by the Governor, and dedicated by the Bishop. The service was participated in by the Vicar of Maughold (the Rev. E. A. Stafford-Young, M.A.), the chaplain of Christ Church, Dhoon (the Rev. R. Fergusson), the Rev. M. AV. Harrison (Ramsey), the Rev. E. C. Palmer, superintendent Wesleyan minister, and by the captain of the parish, Mr J. R. Kerruish, M.L.G., J.P. The cross was designed by Mr P.M.C. Kermode and the sculptor is Mr Edward Christian, T.C., of Ramsey.
Maughold Parochial School
The site of a parochial school in Maughold.
Maughold Ruin
A ruined structure in Maughold parish.
Maughold School
A post-medieval school in Maughold parish.
Maughold Sheep Fold
A post-medieval sheep fold in Maughold parish.
Maughold Stackyard
The site of a post-medieval farm or stack yard in Maughold.
Maughold Village Cross Slab
The findspot of an early medieval cross slab decorated with a plain incised cross near the top of one face. It was found about 1920-25 by a Mr A.F. Redpath in the ruins of an old building at the rear of the house next to the eastern side of the vicarage.  It measures 120 centimetres long x 35.6 centimetres wide and 7 centimetres thick overall and is numbered as Manx Cross No.172 and kept in the Manx Museum.
McCrone to Duke of Atholl re Lhen mill repairs and tenancy – 5 Jul 1824
McCrone to Duke of Atholl re Lhen mill repairs and tenancy – 5 Jul 1824
Letter from McCrone (likely a factor or estate manager) to the Duke of Atholl regarding the state of Lhen (Lhan Moar) Mill on the Isle of Man. McCrone requests approval for £200 in repairs (wheel, machinery, stones, walls, roof, floors) to restore the mill to profitability, citing a prospective tenant willing to pay £81 annual rent. The letter reflects post-Revestment estate management and revenue challenges on the island.
McCrone to Duke of Atholl re. Lhen mill repairs and tenancy — 5 July 1824
McCrone to Duke of Atholl re. Lhen mill repairs and tenancy — 5 July 1824
Letter from Castle Mona estate manager McCrone to the Duke of Atholl regarding the condition and financial viability of Lhen (Lhan Moar) mill on the Isle of Man. McCrone requests £200 for repairs to machinery, wheels, walls, roof and floors, proposing a prospective tenant willing to pay £81 annual rent. The letter reflects post-Revestment property management and estate operations under ducal ownership.
McHelly Mill
The site of a post-medieval corn mill with a horizontal water wheel.
McTeares Corn Mill
The site of a post-medieval corn mill with a horizontal water wheel.
Meadow Mill
Watermill and associated water management. It is thought that two grain mills, rented by William Hubart 'near Castletown' and recorded in the 1511 Manorial Roll, refer to the Golden Meadow site. The existing mill buildings are more modern, and a newspaper report of 1816 would seem to confirm that they had at that time been recently constructed. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 mapping of 1868 shows the complex as a 'water mill (corn)'. The two main mill buildings are arranged in a row, with the waterwheels arranged on adjacent gables. The tail race is culverted beneath the yard, before re-emerging and continuing towards Castletown, where it flows into the harbour, 500m downstream. At one time it is said to have provided power to a watermill within Castle Rushen, although the arrangements for this are obscure (the castle mill is also said to have been tidal). The more westerly of the two mills was used for threshing, and all its equipment has now been removed. The larger, easterly, mill, arranged over four floors and a roof-space, served as the cornmill, and still contains its equipment, although power was latterly provided by diesel for demonstration purposes. Milling ceased in 1981. A 19th century extension on the east gable housed a drying kiln. The mills were owned by the Moore family for c.300 years, and during their tenure the site was additionally used for scutching and fulling, and for grinding snuff and powders. The building which until the 1970s stood at the south-easterly corner of the site was at one time part of the rope-walk that extended onto the Qualtrough's Yard site at the head of Castletown harbour. Water power is derived from a millpond immediately to the north of the mill complex, which is fed by a leat extending nearly 600m upstream to a meander in the Silver Burn, where a substantial weir and sluice forms the draw-off. Most of the buildings on the site have been converted and are now in use as holiday accommodation.
Meadow Mill
Modern cornmill. It is thought that two grain mills, rented by William Hubart 'near Castletown' and recorded in the 1511 Manorial Roll, refer to the Golden Meadow site. The existing mill buildings are more modern, and a newspaper report of 1816 would seem to confirm that they had at that time been recently constructed. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 mapping of 1868 shows the complex as a 'water mill (corn)'. The two main mill buildings are arranged in a row, with the waterwheels arranged on adjacent gables. The larger, easterly, mill, arranged over four floors and a roof-space, served as the cornmill, and still contains its equipment, although power was latterly provided by diesel for demonstration purposes. Milling ceased in 1981. A 19th century extension on the east gable housed a drying kiln. Most of the other buildings on the site have been converted and are now in use as holiday accommodation. The mills were owned by the Moore family for c.300 years.
Meadow Mill
Modern corndrying kiln. It is thought that two grain mills, rented by William Hubart 'near Castletown' and recorded in the 1511 Manorial Roll, refer to the Golden Meadow site. The existing mill buildings are more modern, and a newspaper report of 1816 would seem to confirm that they had at that time been recently constructed. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 mapping of 1868 shows the complex as a 'water mill (corn)'. The two main mill buildings are arranged in a row, with the waterwheels arranged on adjacent gables. The more easterly mill, arranged over four floors and a roof-space, served as the cornmill, and still contains its equipment, although power was latterly provided by diesel for demonstration purposes. Milling ceased in 1981. The large 19th century extension on the east gable housed a drying kiln. The kiln was on the ground floor, with a drying room above. The mills were owned by the Moore family for c.300 years.
Meadow Mill
Modern threshing mill. It is thought that two grain mills, rented by William Hubart 'near Castletown' and recorded in the 1511 Manorial Roll, refer to the Golden Meadow site. The existing mill buildings are more modern, and a newspaper report of 1816 would seem to confirm that they had at that time been recently constructed. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 mapping of 1868 shows the complex as a 'water mill (corn)'. The two main mill buildings are arranged in a row, with the waterwheels arranged on adjacent gables. The more westerly of the two mills was used for threshing, and all its equipment has now been removed. Together with the other buildings on the site (with the exception of the cornmill), it has been converted and is now in use as holiday accommodation. The mills were owned by the Moore family for c.300 years.
Meadow Mill
Modern textile mill. It is thought that two grain mills, rented by William Hubart 'near Castletown' and recorded in the 1511 Manorial Roll, refer to the Golden Meadow site. The existing mill buildings are more modern, and a newspaper report of 1816 would seem to confirm that they had at that time been recently constructed. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 mapping of 1868 shows the complex as a 'water mill (corn)'. The two main mill buildings are arranged in a row, with the waterwheels arranged on adjacent gables. The more westerly of the two mills was used for threshing, while the larger, easterly, mill served as the cornmill. Milling ceased in 1981. The mills were owned by the Moore family for c.300 years, and during their tenure the site was additionally used for scutching and fulling. It is not clear where these textile processing activities took place. Most of the surviving buildings on the site have been converted and are now in use as holiday accommodation.