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Ballaquayle
Medieval 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. 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. It is possible that the round, flat-topped mound reportedly still present in 1918 may have been coincidental.
Ballaquayle Burial Ground
The site of an early medieval chapel and burial ground at Ballaquayle, which occupies a commanding position at the head of a steep glen, looking northwards. Dr Oswald recorded 'a few graves visible' here in 1860. Excavations by S. Cregeen have uncovered a number of lintel graves, confirming that this is the site of a keeill.
Ballaquayle Corn Mill
Modern mill leat. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868-9 shows a building at Ballaquayle farm. There is no annotation, but the building is served by a millpond and leat, and would have processed agricultural produce for the farm. The ultimate source of the mill's water supply was stream to the east of the farm, from which a 280m leat fed the millpond above the farmstead. The line of the leat is for the most part obscured where it crosses agricultural land, but the channel still survives within the stream gully from where the draw-off point was located. The grid reference refers to this.
Ballaquayle Cross Site
The site of an early medieval keeill and burial ground which is also probably the original location of a cross slab now held at the Manx Museum (cross-slab number 19). The cross slab itself was found near a wall about a quarter of a mile from the site of the keeill at the head of Ballaquayle Glen, and is carved with a cross-patee with limbs bordered by straight lines. In 1915, medieval lintel graves were also uncovered nearby during removal of a sod hedge field boundary ahead of the construction of a new school, aligned approximately north-east to south-west along the line of the existing road.
Ballaquayle Cross Slab (Manx Cross 19)
This broken and badly weathered boulder is reputed to have been found at Ballaquayle keeill (IOMHER 0257.00). It appears to bear the remains of a six-limbed cross, representing a 'Chi-Rho', set within a circular frame.
Ballaquayle Keeill
Medieval chapel. 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.
Ballaquayle Keeill
The site of an early medieval chapel and burial ground at Ballaquayle, whch occupies a commanding position at the head of a steep glen, looking northwards. Dr Oswald recorded 'a few graves visible' here in 1860. Excavations by S. Cregeen have uncovered a number of lintel graves, confirming that this is the site of a keeill.
Ballaquayle Mill
Modern watermill and associated water management. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868-9 shows a building at the grid reference provided at Ballaquayle farm. There is no annotation, but the building is served by a millpond and leat, and would have processed agricultural produce for the farm. The mill was supplied by a leat leading 140m to a millpond above the farm. This in turn was supplied by a leat drawing water from a stream 280m away to the east of the farm. The mill building still survives.
Ballaquayle Mill
Modern watermill. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868-9 shows a building at the grid reference provided at Ballaquayle farm. There is no annotation, but the building is served by a millpond and leat, and would have processed agricultural produce for the farm. The building still survives.
Ballaquayle Mill
Modern mill leat. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868-9 shows a building at Ballaquayle farm. There is no annotation, but it is served by a leat 140m to a millpond above the farm. The grid reference marks the midpoint of its route for indicative purposes.
Ballaquayle Mill
Modern millpond. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868-9 shows a building at Ballaquayle farm. There is no annotation, but it is served by a millpond located above the farmstead and centred at the grid reference provided. The pond was once 0.125 acres in area but is now drained and infilled.
Ballaquayle, Brunswick Road Flint Site
The approximate location of the findspot of an early prehistoric flint scatter.
Ballaquayle, Douglas
Neolithic stone axehead. A Neolithic polished, roughened-butt, axehead of Ronaldsway type, was found in his garden in Brunswick Road and donated by the finder to the Manx National Heritage collections (accession no. 1954-1291). The grid reference is located at the midpoint along the length of Brunswick Road.
Ballaquayle, Todds Lane Flint Site
The findspot of an early prehistoric flint scatter.
Ballaqueeney
Neolithic worked flint. Neolithic worked flints are recorded from Ballaqueeney farm, though the precise findspot is not known. For indicative purposes, the grid reference is centred on the farmstead.
Ballaqueeney Burial
A burial recorded at the early medieval Ballaqueeney burial site.
Ballaqueeney Burial Ground
The site of an early medieval burial ground.
Ballaqueeney Ogham Stone (Manx Cross 1)
An unworked, water-worn slab found re-used in a lintel grave close to a chapel (IOMHER 0024.00). The site was disturbed during the construction of a nearby railway line in 1874. The slab bears an inscription in ogham, 'Dovaidona maqui Droata' - (the stone) of Dubaed, son of Droata - which runs up the angle of one edge of the stone and round the top. The stone is now displayed in the Manx Museum.
Ballaqueeney Ogham Stone (Manx Cross 2)
This rounded boulder, already broken when found, was discovered close to Ballaqueeney chapel (IOMHER 0024.00) in 1874. It was recovered during the quarrying of stone for railway ballast in 1874. The stone bears an incomplete ogham inscription which runs up one edge and onto the top. The inscription reads, 'Bivaidonas maqi mucoi cunava?', translated as '(the stone) of Beoaed, son of the tribe of Cunava'. It is now displayed at the Manx Museum.
Ballaqueeney Stone Axe
A Neolithic stone axe and worked flints are recorded from Ballaqueeney (farmstead centred at the recorded grid reference). There is no indication that the discoveries were made at the same time, nor at the same location, which is given only as the farmholding.
Ballaqueeney Stone Axe
A Neolithic stone axe is recorded from Ballaqueeney (farmstead centred at the recorded grid reference).
Ballaqueeney, Rushen
An unworked, water-worn slab found re-used in a lintel grave close to a chapel (PRN 0024). The site was disturbed during the construction of the nearby railway line in 1874. The slab bears an inscription in ogham, 'Dovaidona maqui Droata' - (the stone) of Dubaed, son of Droata - which runs up the angle of one edge of the stone and round the top. The stone is now displayed in the Manx Museum.
Ballaqueeney, Rushen
This rounded boulder, already broken when found, was discovered close to Ballaqueeney chapel (PRN 0024). It was recovered during the quarrying of gravel for railway ballast in 1874. The stone bears an incomplete ogham inscription which runs up one edge and onto the top. The inscription reads, 'Bivaidonas maqi mucoi cunava...', translated as '(the stone) of Beoaed, son of the tribe of Cunava'. It is now displayed at the Manx Museum.
Ballaquine Burial Ground
The site of the burial ground of an early medieval chapel or keeill, which would have been in use from circa AD500 to AD1000.  The site is now ploughed over and no surface evidence of the building is visible.  The 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey maps appears to show the western end of the keeill enclosure as being rounded with a diameter of about 15 metres north to south.