The site of a Bronze Age barrow. It is composed of an almost circular rock outcrop upon which has been heaped a cairn comprising large stones. The diameter is 7.0 metres and the average height is 1.3 metres. Upon it a rough, circular, dry stone walled cairn has been built in recent years as judged by the chipped and unweathered stones used, probably the work of walkers.
A post-medieval metal mine trial which consists of two heaps of stone waste, which are presumably spoil tips. There is now no other evidence on aerial photographs of the trial mine itself. A sample of low grade ore was taken from the waste by F.J. Radcliffe in the 20th century.
Carn Vael is a Bronze Age cairn, which measures 12 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.9 metres high. It is composed of very small quartz stones without grass covering and in respect to the use of white stones is unlike other cairns on the island. William Cubbon recorded a tradition which says that the cairn was formed by people from Baldwin depositing the white stones at the site when travelling to Bishopscourt for sacrament.
A few small loose stones mark the site of this cairn which is otherwise completely destroyed. The site is at the junction of three parish boundaries. The cairn is shown on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.
The remains of a damaged Bronze Age cairn. It is an oval feature orientated east-west and measuring 6.0 metres by 4.5 metres. It is defined by ten irregular stones one of which is prostrate. The largest stone is 0.7 metres high with sides of 0.6 metres by 0.3 metres. The tops of the remaining stones generally protrude through the ground surface and it is thought that they define the kerb of a cairn or barrow as indicated by a slight outward lean to some of the stones. This site was visited by an excursion of the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society in 1912 when Kermode thought that it marked a mound which had been removed.
The site of a damaged barrow or cairn. It has a diameter of 9 metres and height of 1.0 metre. The entire top has been robbed creating a rectangular depression, averaging 0.6 metres deep, revealing a heavy stone content. Part of the rectangle has been built up with dry stone walling. The site was visited by the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society in 1912 when it measured about 11 metres in diameter and about 1.8 metres high. It had certainly been a burial place.
The site of a possible late medieval to post medieval Watch and Ward beacon. The Carnane, which is now the heather-covered portion of Douglas Head, was a Hill for the Day Watch of Braddan parish as mentioned in Castle Rushen papers dating to 1627. A view of Douglas drawn by Daniel King circa 1650 marks the path to the Carnane as the way 'to the Beacon'. The Port for the Night Watch was at Douglas town.
Antiquarian notes compiled by the Rev. E.B. Savage record 'traces of rude huts' on the slopes of the Carnanes, overlooking Fleshwick. No further information is provided, and no features corresponding to the description have been located.
Aerial photography shows that the entire west and south-west facing slope south of the southerly summit of the Carnanes ridge was formerly divided into a field system comprising plots ranging in size from about 1.5 to 5 acres, the boundaries of which are still faintly traceable on the ground. The fields appear to have fallen out of use prior to the tithe and rating surveys of the 1840s and 1860s, and the Ordnance Survey of 1870, as they do not feature on any of the maps produced at that time.
The grid reference provided is for indicative purposes only.
Complaint filed by Madam Horne against the Spiritual Court at Kirk Michell, contesting her treatment as a witness/defendant in an ecclesiastical case involving Archdeacon Horrobin and others. The document, extracted from the Exchequer-Book of 1722, was submitted to Lieutenant-Governor Shaw in 1792 as part of Commissioners of Inquiry proceedings. It illustrates jurisdictional disputes, the powers of spiritual courts, and due process concerns in early 18th-century Isle of Man governance.
A complaint filed by Madam Horne before the Governor and Council of the Isle of Man in 1721, protesting irregular proceedings by the Spiritual Court at Kirk Michell. The case reveals tensions between ecclesiastical and civil jurisdictions on the Island, and practices of public penance and record-based defamation. This document was extracted from the Exchequer Book and included in a 1792 report by Commissioners of Inquiry, demonstrating how historical governance disputes informed later reform efforts.
A legal case and opinion document dated November 10, 1789, concerning Castle Rushen. The document appears to be a formal legal assessment or ruling, though the full content and nature of the case are not fully legible from the available transcription.
A legal opinion from Castle Rushen addressed to the Duke of Atholl concerning the naturalization of four Roman Catholic merchants (Thomas Arthur, John Folie, Hugh Connor, Francis Dean) in the Isle of Man. The opinion argues that secular privileges of native-born inhabitants should be extended to long-resident foreign merchants regardless of religious persuasion, emphasizing the Isle's religious stability and the distinction between religious and commercial rights under Manx law.
A legal opinion from the Duke of Atholl's officials (Castle Rushen) addressing the naturalization and trading privileges of four Roman Catholic merchants (Arthur, Folie, Connor, Dean) in the Isle of Man. The document outlines Manx sovereignty, native privileges, the Lord's prerogative to naturalize foreigners, and argues that naturalization concerns secular justice and trade equality, not religious conformity. It affirms the Isle's Protestant establishment and notes the absence of penal statutes against Catholics.
A revenue abstract recording cash received from the Isle of Man between Michaelmas 1757 and 1760, with detailed entries of payments sent to Mr. Tarleton in Liverpool and Mr. Drummond, including Bishop's money allocations and officers' salaries. The document tracks financial transactions across multiple years with amounts in pounds, shillings, and pence.
A financial accounting document recording cash receipts from the Isle of Man over two consecutive accounting periods (Michaelmas 1749-1750 and Michaelmas 1750-1751). The document lists individual payments received via various intermediaries including Mr Drummond, bills drawn on named parties, and bank notes, with amounts in British currency.
Revenue abstract recording cash receipts from the Isle of Man across two accounting periods: Michaelmas 1751 to Michaelmas 1752, and Michaelmas 1752 to Michaelmas 1753. Documents payments received through various intermediaries and bills, with totals including officer salaries.
A revenue abstract recording cash receipts from the Isle of Man over a twelve-month period from October 1753 to September 1754. The document lists individual payments received through various agents and bills of exchange, with amounts in British money (pounds, shillings, pence), and concludes with a total after deducting officers' salaries.
A financial account detailing cash receipts from the Isle of Man over a twelve-month period from September 1754 to September 1755 in British currency. The document records multiple payments received through various intermediaries and agents, including rent from the Cell of Man, and includes a total accounting of approximately £5055 4s 2d.
