Further reading

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The ancient and historic monuments of the Isle of Man: A general guide including a selected list with notes (Manx Museum and National Trust, 5th edition 1981)

The Manx Archaeological Survey Sixth Report 1966: Keeills and burial grounds in the sheading of Rushen by J R Bruce (The Manx Museum and National Trust, 1968)

The Manx Archaeological Survey, a re-issue of the first five reports 1909-1935: Keeills and burial grounds in the sheadings of Glenfaba, Michael, Ayre, Garff and Middle by P M C Kermode (The Manx Museum and National Trust, 1968)

There are currently no publications in print dealing specifically with the keeills of the Isle of Man. The above three publications can still be obtained, however, from specialist booksellers or consulted via the Manx Museum.

Treens and keeills: English summary by Carl J S Markstander (Full report published in Norwegian in Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap Bind VIII, Oslo, 1937)

This English summary of Professor Markstander's survey of the keeills of the Isle of Man is available online.

Manx church origins by D S Dugdale (Llanerch Press, 1998) paperback £12
Places the origins of Manx churches, many of which originated as keeills, within a wider context, discussing Christianity in Roman Britain and affairs in Dublin as well as Celtic Maughold, Norse Maughold and parish churches and round towers.
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