A 1692 tariff schedule establishing customs duties on goods imported and exported from the Isle of Man, along with official fees payable to the Water Bailiff, Customer, and Searchers. Approved by the Earl of Derby (Lord of Man) at Castle Rushen Council. Relevant to understanding pre-Revestment Manx revenue administration and the smuggling trade context.

A 1692 tariff schedule approved by the Lord of Man, detailing inward and outward customs rates on goods, anchorage fees, and official fees for customs officials (Water Bayliff, Customer, Searchers). This document establishes the revenue system governing Isle of Man trade in the pre-Revestment period and provides context for smuggling incentives and fiscal administration.

A record for a corn mill based on a reference in manorial records from 1515, 1643 and 1703. A corn mill is shown in the Glen Wyllin valley on the 1869 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.

A record for a post-medieval textile mill in Glen Wyllin.

The Hill of Day Watch and Port of the Night Watch (Watch and Ward) for Michael parish was at 'Borodaill' according to a document in the Castle Rushen Papers dated 1627. William Cubbon thought the name was related to 'Bordall Mill' mentioned in a Manorial Roll of 1515, and placed it at Glen Mooar, adjoining Ballagawne where there was a mill. Many of the Watch and Ward posts may well used the same sites since the medieval period.  In the case of Michael parish, the exact site, or sites, at which the respective day and night watches were kept, are not precisely known: the grid reference provided is near the present mouth of the glen, and is for indicative purposes only

A possible Viking sword and battle-axe were reportedly discovered in a burial cist at Borrance. Oswald refers to a report given by the proprietor of Borrane of 'a basket-handled sword of great size and a battle axe... discovered in a stone coffin, rudely formed'. Borrane is the name of an earthwork on the quarterland of Ballelby (at SC 21527892) as well as the name of another quarterland in the neighbourhood.

Boston is a major port city in Massachusetts on the east coast of the United States. Manx sailors and emigrants passed through Boston during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and Manx people were present in the New England states from at least the time of the American Revolution.

Bosworth Field in Leicestershire is the site of the 1485 battle in which Richard III was defeated and killed by the forces of Henry Tudor. Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, whose family held the Lordship of Mann, played a decisive role in the battle by throwing his support behind Henry Tudor at the critical moment.

Medieval grave. A single lintel grave was found in May 1930 by workmen extracting sand from a small sand-pit in Bowling Green Road, Castletown. The grave was found to be covered by a worn and cracked upper mill-stone with a bold design worked upon its upper surface, in place of the usual transverse slabs. The sand-pit in which the grave was discovered was visited by J.R. Bruce in 1966 whilst researching for the Manx Archaeological Survey published in 1968. The sand-pit was almost completely filled in and grass-grown, and there were no signs of other graves. There is no known tradition of either a chapel or a graveyard in the area, and no record of any other similar finds ever having been made.

The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 marks a rope works at this location together with the annotation 'Old Rope Walk'.  The rope walk is shown extending approximately E-W for a distance of 180 metres.

This three storey terrace of Victorian houses is cement rendered and has slate pitched roofing. The major portion of the terrace, which has slightly higher floor-floor heights, is occupied by the senior section of the Buchan School for girls. Since the terrace was not designed for this purpose there has been extensive renovation to the interior of much of the terrace, none of which is visible to the outside. The vertical proportion of the rectangular windows is repeated on all floors and the main facade is devoid of decoration except at the northern end of the ground floor where a molded cornice links the end of the terrace with a portico over the main entrance. The panel of cement rendering enclosed by the cornice and the portico is treated to look like cut stone. Several of the openings at the ground floor consist of lanes through to the rear of the property. The building for the most part is in extremely poor repair. There is nothing to distinguish this terrace other than its scale which tends to dominate an otherwise two storey neighbourhood. The presence of the Buchan School constitutes a problem rather than an advantage. There would seem to be no strong reason to consider this terrace for preservation in a community rich with more worthwhile buildings. The terrace does not occupy an important site in the community. The above assessment was prepared prior to the existence of Registered Building and Conservation Area legislation on the Isle of Man in order to evaluate whether the buildings were worthy of individual protection on inclusion within a conservation area.  In the event neither the buildings nor the area have received formal protection. The grid reference is centred on the five taller properties which comprised the former Buchan School accommodation and were originally built as a piece.

The site of a post-medieval water mill.

The findspot of a Mesolithic Heavy-blade type flint scatter, found near the lower of the two Norse buildings and thought to have possibly been derived from roofing turves.

Prehistoric flint scatter. A single worked prehistoric flint was recovered from Brack a Broom by CH Cowley, from the 'Curragh'. No further details concerning 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 site of an alleged stone circle, which has not been verified on the ground and may be spurious.

An alleged stone circle has been reported in this area. At SC 19927149 a "Circle of small stones about.... foot diameter in stony area.' has been noted.  The site and its vicinity is on land falling precipitously to the north where survey would be difficult. When visited conditions for field investigation were ideal as much as the heather and grass had been burnt off beforehand, but though the area was closely examined no trace of a circle was found among the numerous erratic boulders. Owing to the steepness of the slope it is doubtful if a circle of archaeological interest ever existed here. Several visits have failed to find any evidence of the reported stone circle.

Oral tradition indicates that individuals mined copper in this area in the early nineteenth century but traces of fire-setting here may be older. Both lead and copper were mined in the 1860s, as part of the Bradda United Mines operation and, from 1866, that of Bradda Mines Ltd.  Surviving remains here include an engine house with chimney, smithy, various adits and shaft to 72 fathoms, on a platform some 4 to 6 metres above sea level. Spittall's shaft from the cliff top reached a depth of 79 fathoms and connected the North and South Bradda workings which were apparently also linked by an exposed (and long disappeared) walkway around the cliff face. A collapse scar below and east of the Milner Tower may mark the location of the main mineral lode exposed in the cliff faces.  Recorded nineteenth century outputs were low in comparison with Ballacorkish. Between 1850 and 1863, 203 tons lead and 146 tons copper were mined.  Attempts to access this mine are NOT recommended but quite attractive mineral samples can still be found in the area at the end of the track from Bradda West.

Oral tradition indicates that individuals mined copper in this area in the early nineteenth century but traces of fire-setting may be older. Both lead and copper were mined in the 1860s, as part of the Bradda United Mines operation and, from 1866, that of Bradda Mines Ltd. Surviving remains include: Engine house with chimney, smithy, various adits and shaft to 72 fathoms - on a platform 15 - 20 feet above sea level. Spittall's shaft from the cliff top reached 79 fathoms and connected the North and South Bradda workings which were apparently also linked by an exposed (and long gone) walkway around the cliff face. A collapse scar below and east of the Milner Tower may mark the location of the main mineral lode exposed in the cliff faces. Recorded nineteenth century outputs were low in comparison with Ballacorkish, for example: 1850 - 63, 203 tons of lead and 146 tons of copper. It is reiterated that attempts to access this mine are not recommended.

This 19th century lead mine is located in an area where there may have been very early mining activity.  Stone mauls apparently associated with prehistoric copper mining have been recovered from near the South Bradda mine, which is also known as Minehough, at SC186697.  Lead was mined here under license from the Lord of Mann, in return for payment of royalties in kind. The "Lord's Dish" or royalty payment was 32 tons 13cwt of lead ore in 1699. The licensees at that time were individuals or groups, not companies. From 1710 both lead and copper were extracted. There are quite extensive adits and levels dating from 1850 to 1883 herem but there have been some recent collapses making the workings dangerous. From across the bay, near the Lifeboat House, it is possible to see the engine house with chimney and the 30 fathom Shaft standing on a platform about 15 feet above high watermark, in front of the gleaming white quartz associated with the mineral outcrop. Sir W.W. Smyth described this in 1878 as, "the noblest surface exhibition of a mineral vein to be seen in Europe".  A powder house and concrete water tank also survive here. An office building at the mine was planned by L.S. Garrad in 1884. This building may have been used for defense during the Second World War but was also later used by the then by a golf course.

The possible location of a medieval 'Watch and Ward' lookout. A document in the Castle Rushen Papers dated to 1627 mentions that the 'Hill for the Day Watch" in Rushen parish was at 'Bradoe', which is thought to refer to Bradda Hill.  The grid reference relates to the highest point on the hill, but there is no guarantee that this was the location at which the watch was kept.  A cairn of unknown date and purpose lies 55m to the east. The corresponding 'Port for the Night Watch' for the parish was located at 'Port Yrne' (Port Erin).   It is thought that most Watch and Ward posts were maintained on the same sites from medieval times into post-medieval times.

This worn and weathered slab was found at Bradda Mooar, implying the presence of a now-lost keeill and burial ground. One face bears the faint remains of a geometric 'cross pattee' in relief, the shallow, flat recesses between the limbs now almost square in outline. A small equal-limbed cross is incised on each limb.

Earthwork complex. The site occupies steeply sloping ground falling eastwards towards the old and new parish churches of Braddan, and is characterised by substantial earthworks containing large, earth-fast boulders. The earthworks would appear once to have been more extensive, but are now curtailed on all sides by development or improved agricultural land. Nineteenth century descriptions of the site suggested a defensive origin, drawing attention to a double rampart, and also claimed the existence of cup-mark motifs on some of the exposed boulders. Antiquarian interest in the Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles led to a suggestion that the site was a late 11th century fortification by the Norwegian king Magnus Barelegs. The Ordnance Survey (1869) annotated the site as 'Camp' and noted three groups of 'Inscribed Stones'. The site appears to have suffered damage during the First World War as a result of tree-felling and extraction. Subsequent reassessment has shown that the site is not naturally defensible because of its topography, and that the earthworks themselves are not of a defensive character. The alleged double rampart is considered more likely a sunken trackway bounded by field banks. The so-called cup-marks have proved elusive, only one having been found in recent times, and the boulders have generally been shown to be prey to more recent carving and inscription. These probably result from the use of the site for seasonal open-air church services which, during the early 20th century, drew large numbers of holidaymakers from the nearby capital of Douglas. A small excavation in 1966, on the southern edge of the site ahead of the construction of a new vicarage, found a 13th century boundary and traces of slight structures and iron-working. Associated finds included 13th and 14th century locally-produced pottery and a silver penny of Edward III from the 1350s. The industrial activity ceased after this time and a bank, part of the complex visible on the ground, was built over the deposits; it has been suggested that this small sample would imply that the visible earthworks are perhaps of later medieval date, and relate to the management and division of land associated with agriculture and possibly with a small community.

Earthwork complex. The site occupies steeply sloping ground falling eastwards towards the old and new parish churches of Braddan, and is characterised by substantial earthworks containing large, earth-fast boulders. The earthworks would appear once to have been more extensive, but are now curtailed on all sides by development or improved agricultural land. Nineteenth century descriptions of the site suggested a defensive origin, drawing attention to a double rampart. Antiquarian interest in the Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles led to a suggestion that the site was a late 11th century fortification by the Norwegian king Magnus Barelegs. The Ordnance Survey (1869) annotated the site as 'Camp'. The site appears to have suffered damage during the First World War as a result of tree-felling and extraction. Subsequent reassessment has shown that the site is not naturally defensible because of its topography, and that the earthworks themselves are not of a defensive character. The alleged double rampart is considered more likely a sunken trackway bounded by field banks. A small excavation in 1966, on the southern edge of the site ahead of the construction of a new vicarage, found a 13th century boundary and traces of slight structures and iron-working. Associated finds included 13th and 14th century locally-produced pottery and a silver penny of Edward III from the 1350s. The industrial activity ceased after this time and a bank, part of the complex visible on the ground, was built over the deposits; it has been suggested that this small sample would imply that the visible earthworks are perhaps of later medieval date, and relate to the management and division of land associated with agriculture and possibly with a small community.

Inscribed Stone. Exposed stones within the site bear a variety of markings, most of which have been ascribed to agricultural activity, Victorian and Edwardian graffiti, and damage associated with timber extraction during WW1. A potential cupmark has however been found, measuring 130mm across by 80mm deep.