| Meayll Hill | |
|---|---|
| Cronk Meayll | |
 Meayll Circle on top of Meayll Hill, looking north towards Port Erin | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Prominence | c. 154 m |
| Listing | Marilyn |
| Coordinates | 54°04′27″N 4°46′07″W / 54.0740534°N 4.76866°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Rushen, Isle of Man |
| OS grid | SC189676 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 95 IOM Outdoor Leisure Map (S) |
Meayll Hill (Manx: Cronk Meayll; also called The Mull) is a small hill in the exclave of Rushen parish at the southern end of the Isle of Man, just outside the village of Cregneash. It is the site of a chambered cairn called Meayll Circle or Mull Circle. Near the summit of the hill also lie the remains of a World War II Chain Home Low RDF station.
Meayll Hill Stone Circle is a unique archaeological monument. It consists of twelve burial chambers placed in a ring, with six entrance passages each leading into a pair of chambers. Sherds of ornate pottery, charred bones, flint tools and white quartz pebbles have been found in the burial chambers. It was built around 3500 BC; it is a site of legends, with diverse stories about haunting.
The word Meayll means "bald" in Manx Gaelic.
Meayll Circle
- The Stone Circle and artifacts
Three views of an adze, from Meayll Hill
Worked flints found on Meayll Hill
Plan of the Meayll Stone Circle
Meayll Stone Circle from the east
Meayll Stone Circle, excavated cist
Meayll Stone Circle, excavated cist (another view)
References
Bibliography
- Kermode, Philip Moore Callow (June 1894), Allen, J. Romilly (ed.), "The illustrated archaeologist: a quarterly journal, devoted to the study of the antiquities of Great Britain; the development of the arts and industries of man in past ages; and the survivals of ancient usages and appliances in the present", The Illustrated Archaeologist, London: Charles J. Clark (published 1894), I: 1–8
- Kermode, Philip Moore Callow; Herdman, W. A. (1904), Illustrated Notes on Manks Antiquities, Liverpool
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