Vestigia Insulae Manniae Antiquiora.

 

 

TRANSLATED AND EDITED
BY H.R. OLIVER, ESQ., M.D.

 

 

CONTENTS.

PAGE

Frontispiece

List of Plates

Preliminary Observations

iii

CHAPTER I. - The Armorial Bearings of the Isle of Man

1

CHAPTER II. - Ancient Remains of Earthworks and Large Stones in the Isle of Man

 

45

CHAPTER III. - Regalities and Constitution of the Isle of Man

103

Appendix

159

Index

211

LIST OF PLATES.

FRONTISPIECE. - Seals of King Harald, A.D. 1245 - (& 1246).

PLATE I. - Fig 1. - Arms of Dominion, Sovereigns of Man, 17th Century.
2. - 19th Century.
3. - Escutcheon on Castle Mona having Supporters.
4. - Manx Trie Cassyn or Three Legs.
5. - Specimens of 15th Century.
6. - Specimen from Inhoff.

PLATE II. - Fig. 1. - Seal of Bishop of Sodor and Man, 1860.
2. - Arms of Rushen Abbey.
3. - Arms of the Prioress of Douglas.
4. - Tracing of Ancient Earring of pure gold.
5. - Tracing of a Glass Bead from a Cronk.

PLATE III. - Fig. 1. - Harald's Ship in Ruff Sables restored, - Norwegian Armorial Bearings of Man.
2. - Heraldic Galley.
3. - Seal of the second Sir John Stanley.
4. - Specimen of Triquetra, Three Legs in Chain Armour.
5. - Ditto tempora Edward I.
6. - Corona de Insula de Man.

PLATE IV. - Fig. 1. - Specimen of quartering of the Three Legs in the Western Isles of Scotland.
2. - Specimen of quartering of the Three Legs by Lord Beaumont.
3. - Trie Cassin or Three Legs in Stained Glass.
4. - Figure of Knight, with the Triquetra.

PLATE V. - Figs. 1, 2, 3, & 4. - Capitals of Crosses in Man ornamented with the Triquetra.
5 and 6. - Runic Triquetra.

PLATE VI. - Fig. 1. - Legs and Triquetra on Vase in British Museum
2. - Etruscan Vase with Three Legs, Vatican, Rome.
3. - Medal of Agathocles, Tyrant of Syracuse.

PLATE VII. - Fig. 1. - Fairy Hill, - Ancient Broogh or Fortified Hill.
2. - Remains of Pre-historic Manx Keeil and Village.
3. - Claare Ouir Round Fort.
4. - Prehistoric Camp at Ballachurry, Isle of Man.

PLATE VIII.- Fig. 1. - Karn Ree Orry.
2., A. & B. - Remains of Earthworks at Kirk Braddan.
3. - Lhannan-Shee Cup.
4. - Supposed Sacrificial Stone at Ballafletcher, Braddan.


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