Mull Hill facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mull Hill |
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| Cronk Meayll | |
Mull Circle on top of Mull Hill, looking north towards Port Erin
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Prominence | c. 154 m |
| Listing | Marilyn |
| Geography | |
| Location | Rushen, Isle of Man |
| OS grid | SC189676 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 95 IOM Outdoor Leisure Map (S) |
'Mull Hill (Manx: Cronk Meayllalso called Meayll Hill or 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 Mull Circle or Meayll Circle. Near the summit of the hill also lie the remains of a World War II Chain Home Low RDF station.
Mull 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. This archaeological monument 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
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Three views of an adze, from Meayll Hill
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Worked flints found on Meayll Hill
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Plan of the Meayll Stone Circle
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Meayll Stone Circle from the east
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Meayll Stone Circle, excavated cist
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Meayll Stone Circle, excavated cist (another view)
