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MAGHER-Y-CHIARN, a hill-side field in Kirk-Marown parish, Isle of Man; 4 miles NW by W of Douglas. Five upright stones, from 3 to 5½ feet high, stand here on a stone platform 8½ feet long and 3½ feet broad: and the two tallest are deeply incised with crosses, similar to the ancient British crosses in Wales and Cornwall. The original erections may have been heathen; and the incisions may have been made after the introduction of Christianity. St. Patrick is traditionally said to have ministered on the platform; and the popular name of it is St. Patrick's Chair.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a hill-side field" (ADL Feature Type: "agricultural sites") |
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