In 1881 two cinerary urns of Bronze Age date were found here which included a bone needle and fragments of a bronze ornament. They were found about 130 metres south of the mouth of the stream in an area which has since been lost to coastal erosion.
One was a collared urn of Longworth Secondary Series, Form Iron Age, circa 30cm high with decorated collar and internal rim bevel. It is now kept in the Manx Museum, Accession No. 1954-3069 (Corpus No 766).
The second was another collared urn of Longworth Secondary, Northwest Style, Form III, of which 18cm survives, with a decorated collar and internal rim bevel. This is also kept in the Manx Museum, Accession No. 1954-0571 (Corpus No 767).
A Neolithic or Bronze Age stone axehead, rectangular in section and with a broken butt end found in the Ballakoig brooghs, which was donated by to the Manx Museum by the Rev. W. Kermode (Accession No. 1954-0616) may be associated.
The site of a post-medieval horse engine. The circular horse walk is shown on the 1870 1:2500 Ordnance Survey map to the eastern end of a building to the north of the farmyard.
Prehistoric flint scatter.
A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballaleece by CH Cowley.
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.
The Abbey Clay Works was founded in the 19th century on the site of an earlier corn mill. The Clay Works is shown on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map, which shows a tramway connecting to works to a clay pit, 150 metres to the north.
The site of a midden which is thought to be of early prehistoric date. Found near a lime kiln which is shown on the 1870 1:10560 scale Ordnance Survey map.
This small lead mine was originally opened in 1835 and was known as Clucas's Mine or Ballalerghy Mine. From 1836 it had a 40 foot water wheel operating pumps in the engine shaft. The workings reached 38 fathoms by 1837 but the mine was closed in 1839 and the water wheel removed. Later attempts to reopen the mine proved unsuccessful.
The mine, consisting of several structures and rough ground denoting spoil heaps, is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 mapping together with the annotation 'Old Mine'; the site has been returned to agricultural use.
The grid reference provided is centred on the structures as shown on the OS.
Prehistoric flint scatter.
A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballalough by CH Cowley.
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.
Prehistoric flint scatter.
A single worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballalough by CH Cowley, from 'Cronk Keeillaune'.
The description relates to OS Field no. 2074, which is centred at the grid reference provided.
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.
