Also recorded as: Cronk-ny-Merriu; The Hill of the Dead
What the evidence supports
The prominent bank was once misinterpreted as a burial mound. Excavation instead found a timber stockade, later timber-reinforced rampart and ditch; IOMHER describes the defences as Iron Age in character and says residual finds confirm an Iron Age presence. A later longhouse conforms to a domestic Viking form, while a 1280–81 half-penny from the excavation backfill may indicate later medieval activity. The corrected point is the IOMHER public monument location, not the unrelated inland duplicate used by the former site.
Location and precision
Public point · uncertainty about 20 m. IOMHER public monument point for Cronk ny Merriu (1068.00).
Geometry provenance: Official-source point. The public point is reproduced from the named official source within the declared tolerance.
Why this public geometry is safe: This is an official public monument or visitor-site position, not a private findspot or search target.
54.10262, -4.57493
IOMHER public monument point for Cronk ny Merriu (1068.00).
Access is not implied
Publicly documented heritage place; check current opening information, ownership, paths and on-site notices before visiting.
Legal note
On the Isle of Man, metal-detector use in a protected area requires written Manx National Heritage consent, and digging or excavation on any land to search for archaeological objects requires an MNH licence. Landowner permission alone is not enough.
Sensitivity note
Public; Protected archaeology
Sources
- IOMHER: Cronk ny Merriu (1068.00)Official Isle of Man Historic Environment Record entry and public map position.