The findspot of a Mesolithic flint scatter.

The findspot of a Mesolithic flint scatter.

The findspot of a Mesolithic flint scatter.

The findspot of a Mesolithic flint scatter.

The findspot of a Mesolithic flint scatter.

The findspot of an early prehistoric flint scatter.  It includes 4 Scrapers, 23 flakes, 9 chips and a quartz flake which were collected by G.W. Lamplugh in December 1894.

The findspot of a Mesolithic flint scatter.

The findspot of a Mesolithic flint scatter.

The findspot of an early prehistoric flint scatter found by Mr Alan Skillan during fieldwalking.

The site of a post-medieval horse engine.

The findspot of a Mesolithic flint scatter. It included four flakes and one scraper.

A mound of unknown significance.

The site of a mound of unknown significance.

Modern horsewalk. The Ordnance Survey First Edition 1:2500 map of 1868 shows a horsewalk at this location. The structure no longer survives.

A post-medieval farmhouse.

Modern horsewalk. The Ordnance Survey First Edition 1:2500 map of 1868 shows a horsewalk at this location. The structure no longer survives.

There may have been an early settlement at Ballakaighen. A dug-out canoe was found with piles and baulks of timber and a quantity of flint flakes, when draining a field south of the railway cutting at a point some 400 metres west of the house and 460 metres southwest of Glen Cam. The canoe was probably of Bronze Age date. It was found in association with two stone burial cists.

There may have been an early settlement at Ballakaighen. A dug-out canoe was found in association with two stone cists and 13 oak piles. To the north was a considerable area of burnt soil, stones and charcoal. Inland, to the south-west, further traces of burning have been found with more oak piles, while throughout the field great numbers of flint flakes and cores have been picked up.

A crop mark of unspecified character.

A crop mark of uncertain origin.

Worked and unworked flint has been recovered on various occasions from Ordnance Survey Field no. 1536, Lower Ballavarkish, Arbory. The worked material is of late Mesolithic (heavy-bladed) character. The grid reference is centred on the middle of the field.

Worked prehistoric flint of Mesolithic (heavy bladed) type, including flakes and scrapers, found in Ordnance Survey Field no. 1536, Lower Ballavarkish, Arbory. The material was found towards the southern end of the field. The artefacts are in the Manx National Heritage collections, accession no. 1986-0045.

Sample of flint from Ordnance Survey Field no. 1536, Lower Ballavarkish, Arbory. The material was collected from the southern side of the field close to a watercourse, demonstrating the type of raw material potentially available in the past. The material is in the Manx National Heritage collections, accession no. 1986-0048.

Sample of worked and unworked flint and possibly utilised stones from Ordnance Survey Field no. 1536, Lower Ballavarkish, Arbory. The finds were collected from the southern side of the field close to a watercourse and are all heavily rolled. The worked flints are of late Mesolithic (heavy bladed) character, whilst the unworked flint demonstrates the type of raw material potentially available in the past. The material is in the Manx National Heritage collections, accession no. 1986-0277.

Worked and unworked flint has been recovered on various occasions from Ordnance Survey Field no. 1528, Lower Ballavarkish, Arbory. The worked material is of late Mesolithic (heavy-bladed) character. The grid reference is centred on the middle of the field.