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Mull Hill (Manx: Cronk Meayll; also called Meayll Hill or The Mull) is a small hill at the southern end of the Isle of Man, just outside the village of Cregneash. It is the site of a chambered cairn called Mull Circle or Meayll Circle. Near the summit of the hill also lie the remains of a World War II Chain Home Low RDF station. Mull Hill Stone Circle represents a unique archaeological monument. It consists of 12 burial chambers placed in a ring, with 6 entrance passages leading into each pair of chambers. Sherds of ornate pottery, charred bones, flint tools and white quartz pebbles have been found in burial chambers. This archaeological monument was built circa 3500 BC, it is a site of legends with diverse stories about haunting. The word ''Mull'' means "bald" in Manx Gaelic. == Meayll Circle == Image:Adze.Isle.of.Man.jpg|Three views of an adze, from Meayll Hill, Isle of Man Image:Meayll.Hill.worked.flints.png|Worked flints found on Meayll Hill, Isle of Man Image:Plan.of.Meayll.Hill.stone.circle.png|Plan of the Meayll Stone Circle, Isle of Man Image:Meayll.stone.circle.from.the.east.png|Meayll Stone Circle from the east, Isle of Man Image:Meayll.stone.circle.excavated.cist.png|Meayll Stone Circle, excavated cist, Isle of Man Image:Meayll.stone.circle.excavated.cist.2.png|Meayll Stone Circle, excavated cist (another view), Isle of Man 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mull Hill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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