Also recorded as: Knockaloe polished-stone axe hoard; Knockaloe 1905 axeheads
What the evidence supports
The axeheads were found together below the surface during construction near the then-new coastguard buildings and later entered the Manx Museum. The public area is rounded to a 1.2-kilometre historical context and does not reproduce the source point as a searchable place.
Location and precision
Approximate area · radius 1.2 km. Rounded Knockaloe historical context derived from IOMHER 1045.00; the construction findspot is not 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.
54.210, -4.710
Rounded Knockaloe historical context derived from IOMHER 1045.00; the construction findspot is not published.
Access is not implied
Historical findspot only; no public access is implied. Do not enter private land, disturb the ground or treat this record as a search target.
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
Sources
- IOMHER: Find from Knockaloe (1045.00)Official record for the 1905 grouped axehead discovery and museum accession.