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TO THE ISLE OF MAN NATURAL HISTORY AND ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY.
Garff Sheading includes only the two Parishes of Kirk Maughold, or Skeeylley Maghol, and Kirk Lonan, or Skeeylley Lonnan,
In Maughold we have found the remains or sites of nineteen Keeills, including the four within the large Parish Churchyard, while it appears that the Parish Church itself still contains within its walls remains of building yet earlier than those of the twelfth century which are certainly revealed. Of the nineteen, eight still have foundations or slight remains of walling ; only six show the position of the doorway which in each case is at the west end, and only one of these has still some remains of the East window, while for the first time it gives us also an example of a window, in the north wall. The base of the Alter can be traced in two. Cross-slabs have been found in seven, these and the fragment of another having been brought to light by our excavations, but no other carved stones were met with except those at the Parish Church.
In Lonan we must certainly include the old Church, portions of which are undoubtedly older than the twelfth century, thus accounting for twelve in the Parish and a total of 31 or, if Maughold Church be included, 32 in the Sheading.
In one case the precise site is uncertain ; the rest were well known, No foundations remain but it was claimed that there lead been one on Ballaleaney, and it was from this or from the adjoining farm of Glen Roy, that a large cross-slab of 8th or 9th century came ; both farms are on the Treen of Brondal on which it may be regarded as certain that there must have been at least one Keeill. Of these, walls now remain only on Ballamillgen which is too far ruined to show either windows or doorways ; and the old Parish Church near Groudle.
Our Third Report was published toward the end of 1911 and the reason we have been unable to bring out another till now has been our lack of funds for the purpose. Very few subscriptions have been received since that date and it is due to Lord Raglan's handsome donation of £25, and Mr. Harrision's contribution of £5 in connection with our work at Maughold and to our Society's two year's subscriptions amounting to £10 that we have been able to carry on our work. We now have a Balance in hand of £26 18 10 which will enable us to meet the charges of actual field-work for a little while but we should have been unable to bring out this Report if the publication this year had not been undertaken by our Museum Trustees who recognize that our work is of some importance as well as of interest to the Island in general, and that unless the results be published they cannot be made available for reference and might even be in danger of being lost.
We desire to express our thanks to occupiers and owners of land in the Sheading who have readily given us permission to search for and examine the remains on their holdings, namely--Rev J, G, Pope, Vicar of Maughold. The Woods and Forests Department of the Crown and Messrs W. Callow, J. J, Looney, W, H. Walker and T, Kneale. To the Rev. S. N, Harrison and the Rev. Canon Quine we are indebted for help in identifyinv site; and obtaining the names of the Treens iu which they are, as well as for information and assistance generally. We have to thank Mr. L. L. Corkill also for helping us by making a large scale plan of Maughold Churchyard and some architectural drawings.
In Appendix I, we give a list of the articles found or heard of in connection with the Keeills Surveyed. Appendix II, gives our Treasurer's Statements together with particulars of our Committee.
Read and adopted at a Meeting of the Committee held at Burleigh, Douglas, Thursday, 19 November, 1914.
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