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Ballaharra Stones

Burial Chamber

<b>Ballaharra Stones</b>Posted by Captain FlintImage © David J. Radcliffe
Nearest Town:Peel (4km WNW)
OS Ref (GB):   SC278818 / Sheet: 95
Latitude:54° 12' 9.74" N
Longitude:   4° 38' 25.49" W

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Visited 25th August 2003: The Ballaharra Stones, like Tynwald Hill have been coiffured and made into something quite un-prehistoric looking. They sit alongside the road in a rose garden, in the shadow of the Royal Chapel of St. John, looking a bit like a badly thought out garden feature. I was a bit melancholic visiting what remains of this tomb, but I guess it's a blessing that anything remains at all. Kammer Posted by Kammer
30th December 2003ce

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At the site there is a small information board with strangely out of place images of Stonehenge on it. Why there are no pictures of the Ballaharra Stones as they were found I'm not sure. The text on the board is rather more relevant (links added by me):
In 1971 whilst an extension to the Ballaharra Sandpit was taking place, a chambered tomb and an extensive cremation deposit was discovered.

Sadly the chamber had been disturbed but it was excavated by Miss Sheila Cregeen a local archaeologist from Peel and was discovered to be one of the islands ten megalithic tombs.

The tomb appeared to have had two chambers and was thought to have belonged to the same Neolithic tradition as Cashtal yn Ard in Maughold and King Orry's Grave at Laxey.

A fine range of flint implements and pottery, including some with distinctive decoration were discovered, similar to articles only previously found at Meayll Circle. An urn from the Bronze Age was also found.

Ballaharra was the most important site on the Island for Neolithic pottery.

The site yielded radio carbon dates of circa 2300B.C.

Six large stones were found, unfortunately two were crushed and the four remaining stones were kindly donated to German Parish Commissioners by Keith and Alan Corlett who now own the Ballaharra Sandpit.

The Commissioners re erected the stones on this site (which was the old Village Pinpound) as a Millennium project in 2000/2001. Further details and information can be obtained from the Manx Museum.
Kammer Posted by Kammer
23rd December 2003ce
Edited 23rd December 2003ce

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Isle of Man Guide: Ballaharra Stones


A page about the tomb explaining it's rather sad history, and recent change of location. Also directions and photos.
Kammer Posted by Kammer
12th August 2003ce
Edited 12th August 2003ce