Medieval chapel. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 shows the site of a chapel at this location, together with the annotation, 'Chapel (Site of)'. The OS places a marker in the corner of a field (OS Field no. 1353) which it names Chapel Field. The Manx Archaeological Survey (1918) described the site as a mound some 10m in diameter and almost 3m high 'which is said to be the site of the Keeill'. The Survey's investigation resulted in a trench 1.8m wide across the mound from north to south. Although large and smaller boulders were met with, together with smaller field stones, the Survey found it hard to identify structural remains. A concentration of stone at the centre of the mound was thought to indicate walling, but 'it was nowhere continuous, and if it had been built as such (one or two stones apparently set in courses), the largest and best stones had been removed.' Adjacent to this, however, was an area of thin slabs which extended for a distance of almost 3m, which was thought to prepresent paving. This area was also tested to see if in fact theywere the covering slabs of lintel graves, but this turned out not to be the case. The mound is now somewhat reduced by modern farming activity, and the nearby field boundaries, which historically provided it with a measure of protection from agricultural progress, have been grubbed out.

Bronze Age burial mound. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 shows the site of a chapel at this location, together with the annotation, 'Chapel (Site of)'. The OS places a marker in the corner of a field (OS Field no. 1353) which it names Chapel Field. The Manx Archaeological Survey (1918) described the site as a mound some 10m in diameter and almost 3m high 'which is said to be the site of the Keeill'. The Survey's investigation resulted in a trench 1.8m wide across the mound from north to south. Although large and smaller boulders were met with, together with smaller field stones, the Survey found it hard to identify structural remains. No evidence was found to indicate any burial activity of either Christian or Bronze Age date, such as might have created a burial mound. The Survey noted, however, that the east side of the mound was revetted by coursed walling, reminiscent of other burial mounds of this period. The mound is now somewhat reduced by modern farming activity, and the nearby field boundaries, which historically provided it with a measure of protection from agricultural progress, have been grubbed out.

Modern watermill. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 depicts a watermill at this location, annotated 'Woodside Mill (Paper)'. Prior to the paper mill, a corn mill existed on the site from at least the 17th century.

Modern watermill. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 depicts a watermill at this location, annotated 'Woodside Mill (Paper)'.

Modern watermill. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 depicts a watermill at this location, annotated 'Woodside Mill (Paper)'. The paper mill was in operation from the early 19th century.

A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from the vicinity of Ballaquane House by C.H. Cowley, (NGR 225320 484240). No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery are known. 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.

A single worked prehistoric flint was recovered from 'Myrneen in garden' near Ballaquane House by C.H. Cowley, (NGR 225320 484240). No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery are known. 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.

A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from ‘Quarry Field’ near Ballaquane House by C.H. Cowley, (NGR 225320 484240). No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery are known. 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 Ballaquane by CH Cowley, from the 'Field Behind Cowley Terrace'. The description relates to OS Field no. 0885, 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.

Prehistoric flint scatter. A single worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballaquane by CH Cowley, from 'The Turrets garden'. The house is located 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.

A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from the 'Brewery Field' near Ballaquane House by C.H. Cowley, (NGR 225320 484240). No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery are known. 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.

A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from 'F. Keigs Field' near Ballaquane House by C.H. Cowley, (NGR 225320 484240). No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery are known. 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.

A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from the 'Field Behind Garden' near Ballaquane House by C.H. Cowley, (NGR 225320 484240). No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery are known. 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.

A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from the 'Field Behind Laughton's Garden' near Ballaquane House by C.H. Cowley, (NGR 225320 484240). No further details concerning the circumstances of the discovery are known. 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.

Modern horsewalk. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1869 shows a horsewalk at this location. The barn to which it was attached, located to the immediate north, still survives (or has been replaced on the same footprint), but the circular platform itself appears to have been removed to make way for a more recent outbuilding.

A scatter of Neolithic flints found at Ballaquane.

A scatter of Mesolithic ’Bann’ type flints found at Ballaquane.

A scatter of Mesolithic ’Bann’ type flints found at Ballaquane.

A scatter of Mesolithic flints found at Ballaquane.

A scatter of Mesolithic flints found at Ballaquane.

A scatter of Neolithic flints found at Ballaquane.

The supposed site of a hut circle was in this area. It was said to measure about 6 metres in diameter and was still traceable about 1880. It was located "in the middle of the Dalby road above Glen Meaye, about 150 yards from the junction of the ancient footpath called Nathan, from the Glen Meaye mill."

Modern gun battery. A gun battery was constructed near Ballaquayle stream in 1793, as part of a wider response to the threat posed by foreign privateers to the Island's coastline and its shipping. The battery appears to have been designed as one of several placed around Douglas Bay to provide interlocking fields of fire from one end of the bay to the other. It is not clear how many guns the Ballaquayle battery was designed to accommodate, nor whether they were ever mounted, as the site is not mentioned in a subsequent inventory of 1803. Curphey places the Ballaquayle battery on the south side of the stream (which is now largely culverted underground) approximately at the grid reference provided. There is no sign of earthworks in the area now, which is mostly occupied by a modern bowling green.

Medieval chapel, burial ground and lintel graves. Five graves were discovered in 1915 in the course of the removal of a tradition sod hedge (field boundary) ahead of construction of a new school. The graves were aligned approximately NE-SW, roughly along the line of the existing road. Human bones were present, but 'almost perished'. The Manx Archaeological Survey (1918) considered the remains, based on the form of burial in stone lintel graves, to represent part of a Christian cemetery. The Survey viewed the remains to be an extension of a graveyard extending to the other side of the road, based on the existence of a slight, flat, circular mound in the field immediately beyond. The Survey further suggested that this mound could mark the former presence of a chapel. No further graves were found during the subsequent development of the school (now St Ninian's High School). No finds were reported during the later residential development of the land on the NW side of the road.

Medieval burial ground. Five graves were discovered in 1915 in the course of the removal of a tradition sod hedge (field boundary) ahead of construction of a new school. The graves were aligned approximately NE-SW, roughly along the line of the existing road. Human bones were present, but 'almost perished'. The Manx Archaeological Survey (1918) suggested that the existence of a slight, flat, circular mound in the field on the NW of the road could mark the former presence of a chapel and burial ground, and viewed the discovery as an extension of the graveyard. No finds were reported during the later residential development of the land on the NW side of the road.