Modern railway bridge.
The railway bridge was constructed to carry the southern branch of the Isle of Man Railway from Douglas over the Silver Burn and on towards its terminus at Port Erin. The line opened in 1874.
The stone-built, arched bridge spans the river and an adjacent track.
The late 19th century railway station at the northern edge of Castletown.
The station building is believed to date from just after the formal opening of the Douglas to Port Erin line in 1874. It is the only original stone station building to survive on the route, and is furthermore distinctive because of the use of the local limestone.
The structure was inscribed in the Protected Buildings Register in 2008 (No. 257), together with the neighbouring goods shed, which dates from 1901, and replaced an earlier timber structure of 1881 which had become too small for the volume of business it was required to handle.
A large wooden frame, containing portrait photographs of military personnel from Castletown who served in the First World War. It was created by the Castletown Branch Royal British Legion after the First World War. The top of the frame is decorated with three emblems: one of an anchor, one of the three legs of man and one of the flag of St George.
The roll of honour was originally located on a wall adjacent to the entrance to Castle Rushen. It was erected in December 1916 when the war was still ongoing. At a later date it was moved to the Royal British Legion Hall, Janet's Corner, Castletown, where it is currently on display. It contains one column for Navy servicemen and six columns for the Army. There are a further six columns listed at the base of the roll, with the words "Supreme Sacrifice". Not all names are listed alphabetically, as some names were added at a later date.
At the time of unveiling it contained the names of 316 men who were serving and 18 of those who had fallen.
Paper mounted in wooden frame.
The roll of honour was designed by Mr J.E. Teare, architect, Athol Street, Douglas, who also penned the decoration and the list of names. The wooden frame was constructed by Messrs James Cooper and Sons, Castletown.
A sundial consisting of an eighteen sided stone block, which has sixteen faces for use as sundials through the insertion of metal plates. The block is mounted on an heavy circular column with spardash finish and without decoration except at the head - where a saw-tooth moulding rings the column immediately below a small plain cornice. The block itself is surmounted by a tapered curved column supporting a stone ball. The monument is sited prominently in front of the castle on Market Square.
Castletown's War Memorial in Market Square was unveiled on 2 August 1923 by the Lieutenant Governor and dedicated by the Bishop, its centrepiece a rough-hewn Celtic cross of stone quarried from W. Kissack's limestone quarry at Scarlett. It was designed by Messrs J. Corrin and Son and built by local monumental masons Mr C. Cubbon and Mr S. Killey. Wall-mounted tablets to the rear record 39 names from the Great War on either side of a further 36 names from the Second World War; the Second World War tablet was added later, unveiled on Remembrance Sunday in November 1949. The inscription reads: "In remembrance / 1914-1918 / Castletown to the memory of her children / who gave their lives in the Great War / see to it that their names be not forgotten."
Tiered stone plinth with a Celtic stone cross mounted on top. To the rear of the memorial are three wall-mounted tablets. First and Second World War. Left-hand tablet contains 39 names '1914-1918 in memory of'. Middle tablet contains list of 36 names '1939-1945 in memory of'. Right-hand tablet contains list of 39 names '1914-1918 in memory of'. Names are generally listed alphabetically with a few exceptions.
Memorial and names from First World War tablets unveiled on 2 August 1923 by the Lieutenant Governor and dedicated by the Bishop. Memorial designed by Messrs J. Corrin and Son, and a proportion of the work was carried out by the two local firms of Mr C. Cubbon and Mr S. Killey, monumental masons. The stone is from W. Kissack's limestone quarry, Scarlett. (Mona's Herald, 8 August 1923, p.7). Tablet bearing the names of the fallen in the Second World War was unveiled on Remembrance Sunday, November 1949. (Mona's Herald, 15 Nov 1949, p. 2).
Below are two alphabetical lists of names, one of 10 for those that fell and one of 93 for those men from the church that served. First World War. Roll of Honour consisting of wall-mounted plaque. Paper inside wooden frame.
Medieval chapel, burial ground, lintel graves, hollowed stone, and possible holy well.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 shows the site of a chapel and burial ground at this location, together with the annotation, 'Chapel & Burial Ground (Site of)'. A marker is placed on the site, which lies in an open field a little to the north of a field boundary.
The OS particulars state 'In the field situated immediately NE of the house is pointed out the site of an ancient Chapel and Burial Ground. A few years ago several Kist-vaens containing human remains were discovered.' Authorities quoted: Mr Clucas, Strang; Mr Kelly, Castleward; Oswald's Vestigia'.
The Manx Archaeological Survey (1918) recorded that the then owner never recalled seeing any graves at the site during the 40 years that he had lived there, despite the field being frequently ploughed. The same owner reported the presence of a nearby well and had found a hollowed stone, supposed to have been a font, in the hedge close to the site. He had no knowledge of a dedication for the chapel, nor a name for the well.
Medieval chapel.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 shows the site of a chapel and burial ground at this location, together with the annotation, 'Chapel & Burial Ground (Site of)'. A marker is placed on the site, which lies in an open field a little to the north of a field boundary.
No direct evidence for a chapel has been found at the site. The discovery of an artificially hollowed stone, which may be a font, does however suggest that a building may have been present on the site.
Furthermore, the regular form of the surrounding field pattern would imply that the farm was the subject of the type of rearrangement and improvement which saw the introduction of new efficient agricultural practices in the 1830s and 1840s. This may have resulted in the clearance of the site and the incorporation of materials from a chapel structure into a new hedge nearby, and would also appear to be consistent with the discovery a few years before the OS of several lintel graves at the site.
Medieval burial ground.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 shows the site of a chapel and burial ground at this location, together with the annotation, 'Chapel & Burial Ground (Site of)'. A marker is placed on the site, which lies in an open field a little to the north of a field boundary.
No direct evidence for a burial enclosure has been found at the site. The regular form of the surrounding field pattern would imply that the farm was the subject of the type of rearrangement and improvement which saw the introduction of new efficient agricultural practices in the 1830s and 1840s. This may have resulted in the clearance of the site, and would also appear to be consistent with the discovery a few years before the OS of several lintel graves: the OS particulars state 'In the field situated immediately NE of the house is pointed out the site of an ancient Chapel and Burial Ground. A few years ago several Kist-vaens containing human remains were discovered.' Authorities quoted: Mr Clucas, Strang; Mr Kelly, Castleward; Oswald's Vestigia'.
The Manx Archaeological Survey (1918) recorded that the then owner never recalled seeing any graves at the site during the 40 years that he had lived there, despite the field being frequently ploughed.
Medieval lintel graves.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 shows the site of a chapel and burial ground at this location, together with the annotation, 'Chapel & Burial Ground (Site of)'. A marker is placed on the site, which lies in an open field a little to the north of a field boundary.
The OS particulars state 'In the field situated immediately NE of the house is pointed out the site of an ancient Chapel and Burial Ground. A few years ago several Kist-vaens containing human remains were discovered.' Authorities quoted: Mr Clucas, Strang; Mr Kelly, Castleward; Oswald's Vestigia'.
The Manx Archaeological Survey (1918) recorded that the then owner never recalled seeing any graves at the site during the 40 years that he had lived there, despite the field being frequently ploughed.
Medieval hollowed stone.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 shows the site of a chapel and burial ground at this location, together with the annotation, 'Chapel & Burial Ground (Site of)'. A marker is placed on the site, which lies in an open field a little to the north of a field boundary.
The Manx Archaeological Survey (1918) recorded that the then owner had found a hollowed stone, supposed to have been a font, in the hedge close to the site. The regular field pattern suggests that the site may have been cleared in the 1830s or 1840s, and material incorporated into the new hedge nearby.
Medieval holy well.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867-8 shows the site of a chapel and burial ground at this location, together with the annotation, 'Chapel & Burial Ground (Site of)'. A marker is placed on the site, which lies in an open field a little to the north of a field boundary.
The Manx Archaeological Survey (1918) recorded that the then owner reported the presence of a nearby well, but had no knowledge of its name. It is possible that the well may have been associated with the chapel and burial ground.
Modern watermill.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 depicts a watermill complex at this location, annotated 'Carding Mill'.
The mill is now demolished.
Modern mill leat.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 depicts a watermill complex at this location, annotated 'Carding Mill'.
The leat is formed by the extended tail race of Mullen e Corran, and extends for 370m. The mill was protected by an overflow channel 55m upstream.
The grid reference relates to a point halfway along the leat for indicative purposes.
The course of the leat is still visible.
Modern tailrace.
The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 First Edition mapping of 1867 depicts a watermill complex at this location, annotated 'Carding Mill'.
The tailrace from the carding mill leads water a distance of 200m back to the River Glass.
The grid reference relates to a point halfway along the tailrace for indicative purposes.
The course and outfall of the tailrace are still visible.
Fortified site. The site is focussed on a small, steep-sided hillock standing isolated in the bottom of a valley. The location itself is naturally defensible, but is overlooked by rising ground immediately to the west and from across the valley to the east. The site has never been excavated, and the only survey is that conducted by the Ordnance Survey in 1867.
The summit of the hillock is flat and more or less circular, and is protected by an earth and stone bank, with signs of a stone wall lining the inner face. The space is approximately 14m in diameter, and the bank is up to 1.4m high and 1.5m wide. To the north of the summit is a smaller enclosure which narrows to a terrace on the east side of the hillock; a gap in the summit bank on the eastern side forms an entranceway leading onto the terrace and down to a lower enclosure. The lower enclosure flanks the hillock on its east and north sides, and is defined by a bank of varying strength, in some places no more than a weak field bank, in others up to 1.4m high with an accompanying ditch.
Several samples of stone have been collected in the belief that they show signs of vitrification, but are not thought to be conclusive. Various utilised stones have also been found, though none in the Manx Museum collections are particularly diagnostic.
The place-name Knoc y Troddan ('hill of contest') has been attached to the site, although its antiquity is not clear. The surrounding field has also been known as Magher y Caggey ('field of the battle'), though its origins are similarly vague. The site has at various times been interpreted as a Viking stronghold, a motte and bailey, an Iron Age citadel, and even a Cromwellian fort. With the exception of the latter it is difficult, in the absence of any excavation, to dismiss entirely any one of these suggestions.