 The stone outline of the Viking boat burial | |
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  Map of the Isle of Man showing the location of Balladoole | |
| Location | Chapel Hill, Balladoole, Arbory |
|---|---|
| Region | Isle of Man |
| Coordinates | 54°04′47″N 4°40′55″W / 54.07964°N 4.68203°W |
| History | |
| Periods | Mesolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Medieval, Viking |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Gerhard Bersu, Basil Megaw, J.R. Bruce |
| Ownership | Manx National Heritage |
| Public access | Yes |
Chapel Hill, Balladoole is a significant historical and archaeological site in Arbory on the Isle of Man.[1][2] The site is a short distance from Castletown in the south of the Island. It is located on a small hilltop overlooking the coast. Balladoole has undergone extensive archaeological excavations in the 20th century, most notably in 1944-1945 by German archaeologist Gerhard Bersu who was interned on the Isle of Man during World War II.[3][4]
The site has been in ritual use for millennia: archaeological excavations of the hilltop have uncovered Mesolithic remains; a Bronze Age cist; an Iron Age hill fort; a Christian keeill (a small chapel); a Christian burial ground, and a Viking Age boat burial.[1][2][5]
- ^ a b "Balladoole Historic Monument Site". Visit Isle of Man. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ a b Robinson, Vaughan; McCarroll, Danny, eds. (1990). The Isle of Man: Celebrating a Sense of Place. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. p. 111. ISBN 0-85323-036-6.
- ^ Chappell, Connery (2005). Island of Barbed Wire : the Remarkable Story of World War Two Internment on the Isle of Man. Ramsbury: Robert Hale. pp. 97–98. ISBN 978-0-7198-2443-2.
- ^ "The Viking Burials: Discoveries in Jurby and Arbory Described". Isle of Man Times. 5 January 1946. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ McDonald, Neil (2012). Isle of Man, A Megalithic Journey. Megalithic Publishing. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-1-4475-9518-2.