Three Neolithic stone axeheads of probable Ronaldsway type have been found at Ballavell. These are now held at the Manx Museum (Accession numbers quoted 1954-2792, 1954-2881 and 1954-2882). The group may indicate a Neolithic settlement was located in the vicinity.
Worked Mesolithic flints were found at Ballavoddan, Malew during the 1920s. Four collections were gathered by a Mr A.E. Balmer and given to the Manx Museum between 1926 and 1929. All of the material is late Meolithic (heavy-bladed) character.
The precise location from where the flints were gathered is not known, and the grid reference is centred on the farmstead.
The flints are in the Manx National Heritage collections, accession nos. 1954-2325; 1954-2379; 1954-2611, and 1954-2808.
Prehistoric flint scatter.
A small quantity of worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Ballawattleworth by CH Cowley, from the 'Field Behind Tip'.
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.
