Modern limekiln. A large quarry pit, apparently disused and partially wooded, is shown on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868 (PRN 2138.10); a set of three lime kilns, marked 'Old Limekilns' is associated with it. The grid reference marks the position of the easternmost kiln, which is not thought to survive above ground.

Modern limekiln. A large quarry pit, apparently disused and partially wooded, is shown on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868 (PRN 2138.10); a set of three lime kilns, marked 'Old Limekilns' is associated with it. The grid reference marks the position of the central kiln, which is not thought to survive above ground.

Modern limekiln. A large quarry pit, apparently disused and partially wooded, is shown on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868 (PRN 2138.10); a set of three lime kilns, marked 'Old Limekilns' is associated with it. The grid reference marks the position of the westernmost kiln, which is not thought to survive above ground.

Modern limekiln. A large quarry pit, apparently disused, is shown on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868 at the northernmost extent of the site (PRN 2138.11); a set of three lime kilns, marked 'Old Limekilns' is associated with it. The grid reference marks the position of the westernmost kiln, which is not thought to survive above ground.

Modern limekiln. A large quarry pit, apparently disused, is shown on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868 at the northernmost extent of the site (PRN 2138.11); a set of three lime kilns, marked 'Old Limekilns' is associated with it. The grid reference marks the position of the central kiln, which is not thought to survive above ground.

Modern limekiln. A large quarry pit, apparently disused, is shown on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868 at the northernmost extent of the site (PRN 2138.11); a set of three lime kilns, marked 'Old Limekilns' is associated with it. The grid reference marks the position of the easternmost kiln, which is not thought to survive above ground.

Modern limekiln. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868 shows two active quarry pits (PRN 2138.12, PRN 2138.13), marked 'Quarries', associated with a further set of three 'Limekilns', all located to the south of the earlier pits and kilns which have been abandoned by this time. The grid reference marks the position of the northernmost kiln, which still survives.

Modern limekiln. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868 shows two active quarry pits (PRN 2138.12, PRN 2138.13), marked 'Quarries', associated with a further set of three 'Limekilns', all located to the south of the earlier pits and kilns which have been abandoned by this time. The grid reference marks the position of the central kiln, which still survives.

Modern limekiln. The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868 shows two active quarry pits (PRN 2138.12, PRN 2138.13), marked 'Quarries', associated with a further set of three 'Limekilns', all located to the south of the earlier pits and kilns which have been abandoned by this time. The grid reference marks the position of the southernmost kiln, which still survives.

A possible prehistoric settlement site reported at Billown.

Undated standing stones. A group of three standing stones located at Ballahott, east of the burial cairn at Billown. The stones are shown on a plan prepared by WC Cubbon published in 1945. There is a definitely established local tradition in the neighbourhood that the Billown 'Circle' (the cairn mentioned above) and the standing stones surrounding it are closely associated. These three stones are located in the large 37-acre field immediately to the SW of, and overlooked by Ballahott farm. The grid reference refers to the centre of the field.

Undated standing stones. One of three standing stones located at Ballahott, east of the burial cairn at Billown. The stones are shown on a plan prepared by WC Cubbon published in 1945. There is a definitely established local tradition in the neighbourhood that the Billown 'Circle' (the cairn mentioned above) and the standing stones surrounding it are closely associated. These three stones are located in the large 37-acre field immediately to the SW of, and overlooked by Ballahott farm.

Undated standing stones. One of three standing stones located at Ballahott, east of the burial cairn at Billown. The stones are shown on a plan prepared by WC Cubbon published in 1945. There is a definitely established local tradition in the neighbourhood that the Billown 'Circle' (the cairn mentioned above) and the standing stones surrounding it are closely associated. These three stones are located in the large 37-acre field immediately to the SW of, and overlooked by Ballahott farm.

Undated standing stones. One of three standing stones located at Ballahott, east of the burial cairn at Billown. The stones are shown on a plan prepared by WC Cubbon published in 1945. There is a definitely established local tradition in the neighbourhood that the Billown 'Circle' (the cairn mentioned above) and the standing stones surrounding it are closely associated. These three stones are located in the large 37-acre field immediately to the SW of, and overlooked by Ballahott farm.

Undated standing stone. This stone was recorded on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1868, but is thought to have been removed in the first or second decades of the 20th century. Its position is estimated from the 1868 OS. The well established local tradition that the Billown 'Circle' (PRN 0146) and the standing stones surrounding it are closely associated appears not to have saved this particular example from disturbance.

A possible Bronze Age standing stone reported at Billown. A stone is shown at circa SC259698 on a plan drawn by W. Cubbon in 1942, but is not described.

Prehistoric cairn. The site comprises a concentration of large boulders, the majority of them quartz, which when investigated in 1929 formed an incomplete oval chamber about 10m long and 8.5m wide. Two large boulders towards the south, though fallen, were thought to have formed an entrance. The position of stones on the east side had been affected by an uprooted tree. The function of the structure was considered to be sepulchral, perhaps of Neolithic date and may have been originally earth-covered.

Prehistoric cairn. The site comprises a concentration of large boulders, the majority of them quartz, which when investigated in 1929 formed an incomplete oval chamber about 10m long and 8.5m wide. Two large boulders towards the south, though fallen, were thought to have formed an entrance. The position of stones on the east side had been affected by an uprooted tree. The function of the structure was considered to be sepulchral, perhaps of Neolithic date and may have been originally earth-covered.

Birkin's Bend is named after racer Archie Birkin, who was killed here during early-morning practice for the 1927 Isle of Man TT when he swerved to avoid a fish van being driven on what were then still open public roads. Birkin, aged 22 and brother of the celebrated 'Bentley Boy' Tim Birkin, died from the crash, and the tragedy directly prompted organisers to close the public roads for all TT and Manx Grand Prix practice sessions from 1928 onward - a safety reform still in force today. The bend itself is no longer clearly identifiable owing to later roadway changes.

Wilson's successor who completed the work Wilson had begun. Hildesley finished the Manx New Testament in 1767 and the complete Bible in 1772, seven years after Parliament seized the lordship. He maintained the parochial libraries and extended the schools. He anguished over the language decline, calling Mann the only country in the world that is ashamed of its own native tongue. Hildesley continued Wilson's mission, but without Wilson's force of personality and in a world where the institutional supports were being withdrawn one by one.

A letter from Bishop Levinze (likely Bishop of Sodor and Man) to Thomas Choldmondsley, dated 28 June 1688, discussing his imminent return to the Isle of Man. The letter requests that salaries for a schoolmaster at Ramsey and a preacher/schoolmaster at Douglas be prepared for his passage, and expresses urgent concern about a 'Seminary of Romish Priests and Jesuits' being sent to the island. The letter is dated on the eve of the trial of the Seven Bishops (29 June 1688), a crucial moment in English religious and constitutional history.

George Murray (1784-1860), Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1814 to 1827, and nephew of the Duke of Atholl. He found the diocese in poor order and set about it. Things had fallen into a very scandalous state by the time he came, and he found great irregularities practised in some of the churches and a general carelessness pervading far too large a proportion of the clergy. He put the fabric of Bishop Wilson's chapel at St John's back in order, providing seats and some pews at his own expense. At Bishop's Court he repaired and modernised the building, levelling the ditches and mounds of earth that had given the place the aspect of a fortress and taking down part of the massive walls, which had probably belonged to a tower of the ancient palace. The tithe question undid him. Until Bishop Wilson's day the farmers had paid tithe on green crops as well as corn, and later bishops had waived the claim, or at least forborne to collect it. Murray revived the demand for the tithe of potatoes, turnips and other green crops, and offered to commute the whole tithes for a fixed payment of six thousand pounds a year. Commutation might have suited both the Church and the people, but the sum was too high for the Island to bear, coming after 1816 when prices had fallen and there was much distress among the poorer farmers. His right to the green tithe was taken to the insular Exchequer Court in 1821. The Duke of Atholl backed his nephew in the demand, and the opposition became so determined that it had to be given up. It was one of the things that turned nearly every Manxman against the Duke. He left in 1827, translated to Rochester, his influence for good, as A. W. Moore puts it, much vitiated by his action in the tithe question. The Dukes of Atholl having sold all their rights by then, the Manx bishopric passed under Crown patronage.

Correspondence from Bishop Murray of Sodor and Mann to Home Secretary Robert Peel defending the management of two ecclesiastical charities (Academic and Impropriate Funds) against complaints from the Keys (Manx parliament). Includes detailed financial breakdown and historical documentation of the 1666 foundation deeds establishing these funds for clergy education and support.

Official correspondence from Bishop Murray of Sodor and Mann to Home Secretary Robert Peel defending the management of two charitable funds (Academic and Impropriate Funds) established for clergy education and support. Includes detailed financial accounting and historical documentation of the charity's origins, responding to complaints from the Keys (Manx parliament) about mismanagement. The letter demonstrates ecclesiastical governance, educational provision, and the constitutional relationship between the Island's church and Westminster.

A formal letter patent from Bishop Nicholas of Sodor acknowledging receipt of ecclesiastical vestments, liturgical objects, and books bequeathed by his predecessor Bishop Michael, delivered by the Abbot of Furness Abbey. The document provides insight into the material wealth and ecclesiastical organisation of the medieval Isle of Man bishopric and its connections to English monasteries.