Public heritage · Neolithic

Ronaldsway Neolithic Settlement

The type-site for Ronaldsway Neolithic settlement evidence, found during wartime airfield works.

Also recorded as: Ronaldsway Settlement; Ronaldsway type-site

What the evidence supports

The site was discovered in 1943 while Ronaldsway airfield was being extended and could receive only rapid salvage excavation. It is within an operational airport landscape, so the public map generalizes the record and does not invite a site visit.

Location and precision

Approximate area · radius 500 m. Rounded and generalized around the IOMHER record within the operational airport landscape.

Why this public geometry is safe: This is an official public monument or visitor-site position, not a private findspot or search target.

54.085, -4.614
Rounded and generalized around the IOMHER record within the operational airport landscape.

Access is not implied

Operational airport land; there is no public archaeological access and this record must not be used for navigation.

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.

Read the primary-source legal guide.

Sensitivity note

Protected archaeology; Operational airport; No public access

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