The East Keeill (Chapel) can be found in Kirk Maughold Churchyard to the east of the Church.
All that remains of the Keeill is the lower coarses of the exterior stone walls and the surround of the wellhead in the southeast corner of the Keeill which is opposite the entrance which is in the west gable and the part of the Keeill nearest to the present to the Church. The remains show that the small chapel was rectangular and approximately 11 feet by 21 feet with walling that appears to date from more one time period.
The remains are of well built of stone, often of quite large sizes, with walls 2 feet wide and between 3 and 18 inches high.
The churchyard was once the site of a Celtic Monastery which was establihed about 600 A.D. and the main pre-Norse religious community on the Isle of Man.
The well appears to have been sunk at a later date than the construction of the oirginal chapel.
The Fourth Report of the Manx Archolgical Survey details the Survey undertaken in the Sheading of Garff and includes the Parish Church in Maughold and its churchyard. The Survey contains details of the site of the East Keeill which was not visible at the surface at that time. Following the Survey the stones were raised and the interior turfed over, giving the present neat and tidy appearance.
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