Also recorded as: 1972 Kirk Michael hoard; 1975 Kirk Michael additions
What the evidence supports
IOMHER records more than eighty coins from several monetary traditions together with complete and fragmentary silver rings. It was found while a grave was being cut, so the map generalizes the churchyard and does not publish a grave-level point.
Location and precision
Approximate area · radius 200 m. Generalized around the IOMHER churchyard record; no grave-level geometry is published.
Why this public geometry is safe: The historical findspot has been rounded to the stated uncertainty and does not imply access or a searchable target.
54.286, -4.586
Generalized around the IOMHER churchyard record; no grave-level geometry is published.
Access is not implied
Church and burial-ground context; respectful public access does not authorize investigation or disturbance.
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
Historical findspot; Religious site; Burial ground
Sources
- IOMHER: Find from Kirk Michael Churchyard (0845.00)Official record for the 1972 discovery and 1975 recovery.