Prehistoric flint scatter.
A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballacosnahan by CH Cowley, from a field which he referred to as the 'Field West of the Dead Sheep Field'.
The precise location of the field has not been identified and the grid reference relates to the farmstead for indicative purposes only.
The antiquary Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.
Prehistoric flint scatter.
A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballacosnahan by CH Cowley, from a field which he referred to as the 'Germans' Field'. The finds were made in 1920 and the field may have been named in reference to the use of labour from the nearby WW1 internee concentration camp at Knockaloe.
The precise location of the field has not been identified and the grid reference relates to the farmstead for indicative purposes only.
The antiquary Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.
Prehistoric flint scatter.
A substantial quantity of worked prehistoric flint and coarse stone tools was recovered from Ballacosnahan over the course of several visits by CH Cowley, from a location which he refered to only as 'Ballacosnahan Top Fields'. The location appears likely to relate to OS field nos 323 and 571, and the grid reference refers to a central point within this area for indicative purposes.
The antiquary Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.
Prehistoric flint scatter.
A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered on several occasions from Ballacosnahan by CH Cowley.
No further information concerning the circumstances of the discoveries or their precise findspot(s) was recorded and the grid reference relates to the farmstead for indicative purposes only.
The antiquary Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.
Prehistoric flint scatter.
A significant quantity of worked prehistoric flint and coarse stone tools was recovered from Ballacosnahan by CH Cowley, from a field which he variously named 'Margher Kirree Marroo' or 'Dead Sheep Field'.
The precise location of the field has not been identified and the grid reference relates to the farmstead for indicative purposes only.
The antiquary Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.
The findspot of a relatively large collection of Neolithic artefacts which are thought to represent a settlement site. They include axeheads, chisels, scrapers, a pounder, borers, a beveler, an adze and a knife. They are held in the Cowley Collection at the Manx Museum.
The site of a possible early medieval cemetery. Crellin recalled lintel graves found here circa 1910 by Rudd, 'down the road beyond the yard, near the mound in the barley field.' It is thought this would correspond with the location of the field numbered 2461 on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.
The site of a Bronze Age or Early Medieval burial cairn. It is shown as a 'Tumulus' on the 1870 1:10560 scale Ordnance Survey map and was a mound up to 1 metre high.
A small-scale rescue excavation, following the results of field walking by Mr A. Skillan, revealed a Ronaldsway rubbish dump. The material had accumulated in shallow hollows of bared soil and included worked and waste flints, utilised stones, pottery sherds and charcoal. Excavations in two areas produced a small, asymmetrical adze, lozenge-shaped arrowheads, saw blades and sherds from at least twenty five Ronaldsway style pots, including a few sherds from large storage jars.
A small-scale rescue excavation, following the results of field walking by Mr A. Skillan, revealed a Ronaldsway rubbish dump. The material had accumulated in shallow hollows of bared soil and included worked and waste flints, utilised stones, pottery sherds and charcoal. Excavations in two areas produced a small, asymmetrical adze, lozenge-shaped arrowheads, saw blades and sherds from at least twenty five Ronaldsway style pots, including a few sherds from large storage jars.
This farm was previously named Balley ny hoaie, or "the farm of the graves." Lintel graves have been found on both sides of road here in the past. The cemetery to the south is marked on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.
Within field to the south of the farm and the adjacent road, numbered 2940 on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map, graves have been found within a "gravel mound" which measured circa 30 metres in diameter. Reportedly "urns" were also found at this site. Cubbon reported that he had heard the name 'Grave of Mannaghan Beg' applied to this mound.
To the north of the road, building in work in past exposed evidence of further burials, including three skulls, which suggests that the cemetery to the south of the road extended northwards and had been cut through by the post-medieval road.
The Ordnance Survey entry read; 'This ancient burial ground is situated close to Ballacraine on the main road leading from Douglas to Peel. The high road bisects it and has destroyed a portion of the mound which originally was of a very extensive nature. Whilst excavating for the foundations of some out-buildings a number of stone-lined graves were discovered containing human remains. There is no doubt this must have formed a portion of the burial ground. The remaining portion is covered with stone coffins, the tops of which in several places are visible; two of these graves have been opened and found to contain human remains' . The above particulars were vouched by Dr Oliver, Mr Fargher, and Mr Garret.
Prehistoric flint scatter.
A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballacrebbin by CH Cowley's son Ernest.
No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery were recorded and the grid reference relates to the farmstead for indicative purposes only.
The antiquary Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.
