250px, The Braaid with remnants of a roundhouse in the foreground, c. 650 A.D. In background are the remnants of two
longhouses, c. 950 A.D.
The Braaid is an
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age ( Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age ( Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostl ...
roundhouse and two Norse long houses on this site represent its occupation until the 11th or 12th century AD in the parish of
Marown
Marown ( , rhymes with "gown"; gv, Marooney) is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man. It is the only landlocked parish on the Island.
It is located in the centre of the island, in the sheading of Middle, though historical ...
in the
Isle of Man
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The site uniquely brings together buildings of Iron Age and Viking styles that were used together and survive down to the present.
The site lies between Braaid hamlet and
Mount Murray
Mount Murray is a hill above sea level on the Isle of Man located at the northern end of Santon, near the boundaries with Marown and Braddan parishes. It is named after Lord Henry Murray, 4th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man. Often ref ...
at which reference an area map can be viewed.
Also nearby is
The Broogh Fort
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References
The Braaid, Manx National Heritage
History of the Isle of Man
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