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At Ballakaigkan these remains were found 

 in association with a bog-oak canoe, hollowed out of a tree 

 trunk ; the space around being thickly strewn with rude 

 flint implements, burnt stones, and ashes. (See figs. 7 

 and 8). 



The earth and rubble foundations of numerous camps 

 and small forts are met with around the coast, on craggy 

 rocks in glens, and on hillsides, some of which date from 

 this early period, though no doubt they may have been 

 occupied also much more recently. For example, a small 

 peninsular earthwork at Gob-y-Garvane on the rocky 

 Maugholcl coast ; one on the broogh at Cass-ny-hawin, 

 Santon ; Hango Broogh, on a rocky projection between 

 St. Michael's isle and Langness, Malew ; and the two 

 Boirranes near Dalby, are instances of coast defences which 

 may have originated in Xeolithic times. The earthwork 

 within Peel Castle also, about which have been found 

 many worked flints and a small stone axe, is likely to have 

 been in use from the earliest times, but, neither in this 

 nor the others is there any real indication of date, beyond 

 the small size, the simple plan, and the presence in their 

 immediate neighbourhood of worked flints. Inland, a 

 good example may be seen on an isolated rock at Cashtal 

 ard, Tromode, and at Ballanicholas, Marown. On hill- 

 ides are remains at Ballakilpheric, Rushen, and one on 

 the summit of the curious isolated hill at the entrance to 

 Sulby Glen known as Knock-Sumark. 



Finally, we have burials of Xeolitkic age. In that 

 at Port St. Mary already referred to (fig. 5) were several 

 cists formed of large slabs set on edge, capped originally 

 by a covering stone. On the floors were found crumbling 

 human bones and teeth, flint flakes and implements. 

 Opposite Tynwald Hill, on the Follagh-y-Tannin road, a 

 * See Early Man in Britain, p. 288. 



