Английская Википедия:Ballakilpheric

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Ballakilpheric (Шаблон:Lang-gv;[1] meaning "settlement of St Patrick's church") is a small village in the parish of Rushen (recently amalgamated with Arbory for administrative purposes) in the southwest of the Isle of Man, Шаблон:Convert northwest of the larger village of Colby, and Шаблон:Convert by road northeast of Port Erin. It is the main settlement on the B44 road. The small Colby River flows to the east of the village,[2] and forms the boundary with Arbory parish. Ballakilpheric Methodist Chapel lies at the top of the hill.

History

There were several Neolithic stones in the vicinity.[3] At the Ballakilpheric Standing stone site (grid reference 222716), in 1878 four stones were still standing together in a crescent, but by 1900 there were two, Шаблон:Convert tall and Шаблон:Convert apart and now there is just one.[4] An Early Bronze Age flat axehead was unearthed in a field near Ballakelly Cottage in the village in 1975; it is currently part of the Manx National Heritage Collection.[5] An archaeological find of early medieval artifacts in the area is known as the Ballakilpheric hoard.[6]

Landmarks

Ballakilpheric Methodist Chapel is situated at the top of a hill.Шаблон:Fact There is a large white house called Burn Brae, past Ballakilpheric Farm,[7] and another large house called Belle Abbey House.[8]

Culture

A traditional harvest festival is held at Ballakilpheric Methodist Chapel in September.[9] The Manx Gaelic language singing group Caarjyn Cooidjagh released a CD entitled Ballakilpheric. The album features traditional songs from the Isle of Man.[10]

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