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

  • The Stone Circle and artifacts
  • Three views of an adze, from Meayll Hill
    Three views of an adze, from Meayll Hill
  • Worked flints found on Meayll Hill
    Worked flints found on Meayll Hill
  • Plan of the Meayll Stone Circle
    Plan of the Meayll Stone Circle
  • Meayll Stone Circle from the east
    Meayll Stone Circle from the east
  • Meayll Stone Circle, excavated cist
    Meayll Stone Circle, excavated cist
  • Meayll Stone Circle, excavated cist (another view)
    Meayll Stone Circle, excavated cist (another view)

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