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Close ny Chollagh, Scarlett

Rushen, Isle of Man · Atlas IOM3223

Close ny Chollagh, Scarlett is a promontory fort in Malew, Rushen, Isle of Man.

Other names on the record: Closeny Collagh.

It is recorded as extant, with a partial univallate rampart form, surface evidence of earthen bank, and an enclosed area of 0.1 hectares.

Banks or ramparts are the remains most likely to be visible.

The topographic record places it on a coastal promontory, at 10 m, and facing west.

Recorded land use includes coastal grassland.

Dating evidence is recorded for 400 BC–AD 50, AD 50–400, and AD 400–800. Reliability is recorded as C - Low.

Location

Atlas number
IOM3223 (3223)
Country
Isle of Man
Current county or unitary authority
Rushen
Historic county
Rushen
Parish, community, or townland
Malew
National Grid reference
SC24576709
Latitude
54.06979
Longitude
-4.68256
Altitude
10 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
partial univallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
1
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 1, SE 1, SW 0, NW 0
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.1 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Enclosing works, excavated
earthen bank and stone wall
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
west
Land use
coastal grassland

Dating

Dating
400 BC–AD 50, AD 50–400, and AD 400–800
Dating reliability
C - Low

Interior and investigation

Interior excavation
roundhouses and rectangular structures
Finds
metal, metalworking, animal bones, and lithics

Identifiers

HER
Isle of Man 1062
National record
record SC26NW 1; monument 30037
Wikidata
Q31103047

Sources

References

  1. Bersu, G. 1949. A promontory fort on the shore of Ramsey Bay, Isle of Man, Antiq J, XXIX, 62-79.
  2. Gelling, P.S. 1958. Close ny Chollagh an Iron Age fort at Scarlett, Isle of Man, Proc Prehist Soc, 24, 85-100.