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Mull Hill

Meayll Hill
Cronk Meayll
Meayll Circle on top of Meayll Hill, looking north towards Port Erin
Highest point
Elevation169 m (554 ft)
Prominencec. 154 m
ListingMarilyn
Coordinates54°04′27″N 4°46′07″W / 54.0740534°N 4.76866°W / 54.0740534; -4.76866
Geography
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LocationRushen, Isle of Man
OS gridSC189676
Topo map(s)OS Landranger 95
IOM Outdoor Leisure Map (S)

Meayll Hill (Manx: Cronk Meayll; also called The Mull) is a small hill in the exclave of Rushen parish at the southern end of the Isle of Man, just outside the village of Cregneash. It is the site of a chambered cairn called Meayll Circle or Mull Circle. Near the summit of the hill also lie the remains of a World War II Chain Home Low RDF station.

Meayll Hill Stone Circle is a unique archaeological monument. It consists of twelve burial chambers placed in a ring, with six entrance passages each leading into a pair of chambers. Sherds of ornate pottery, charred bones, flint tools and white quartz pebbles have been found in the burial chambers. It was built around 3500 BC; it is a site of legends, with diverse stories about haunting.

The word Meayll means "bald" in Manx Gaelic.

Meayll Circle

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