Ballacooiley Equestrian Estate History

 

From the earliest records dating back to the 1500s, the Broctarge quarterland, now known as Ballacooiley, the Manx name for "the farm of the nook", was occupied by the Gawnes. The lands then covered about 100 acres in a narrow strip stretching from the northwest coast of the Island into the centre of Ballaugh, comparatively large by the standards of the day.

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In 1986, the Hempsall family purchased the Ballacooiley Estate, which covered 250 acres and was primarily used for pig farming. The original house was demolished, and a new one was built in its place. The land was subsequently sublet to farmers for growing wheat, barley, and potatoes, and for sheep farming, until 2015, when the Hempsall family transformed it into the Ballacooiley Equestrian Estate, which now spans 172 acres.