Project 15: Excavation of Slieau Curn, Site 22 (Iron age) SC34429120 (May 2000)
Date(s): 1996
Creator(s): Centre for Manx Studies
Scope & Content: Site records
Diary JJW 3rd May until 12th May 2000; handwritten on 20 sides of lined A4 graph paper; 3 A4 sketch plans are included.
One A4 photocopy of modern 6” map showing alternative routes from Kirk Michael and contact numbers for staff in DAFF; CMS location map copy.
Complete context sheets: main trench 16 and test-pit 5.
Photographic lists: colour prints films 1 and 2; colour slide film 1; 17 x A4 pages.
Excavation diary typed and amended by JJW; 11 types A4 sides.
Plan A; two joining sheets of A3 film with details drawn in pencil; 1:10; 11 05 2000; JJW.
West facing section; 1:10; pencil on A3 film; 11 05 2000; JJW.
Three A3 photocopies of the two joining plans and west facing section.
West facing section drawn up in ink on paper with contexts numbered.
Drawn up composite plan on A3 and A4 paper; copied entire onto A3 paper; contexts numbered and some printed annotation.
Correspondence
[Formerly in World Wildlife Funds yellow ring-binder]
03 02 2000 JJW to J A P Kelly (DAFF) asking for permission to work on Slieau Curn.
03 02 2000 JJW to Bobby Hughes about routes for access to Slieau Curn.
03 02 2000 JJW telephone conversation with D Wood (Dept of Transport) confirming agreement of 11/05/1999 to use greenways.
10 02 2000 J A P Kelly to JJW agreeing to excavation with conditions.
21 02 2000 JJW to NCJ with copy of Project Design 4 A4 typed pages plus A3 location plan by Oxford Brookes.
21 02 2000 JJW to E Callow asking for permission to excavation (he is the grazing tenant).
23 02 2000 JJW to NCJ discussion of practicalities.
29 02 2000 JJW to J A P Kelly confirming permit and speaking to Mr Callow.
01 03 2000 JJW to Andrew Foxon (MNH) applying for excavation license; handwritten note by JJW to say permission never given in writing, only verbally.
07 03 2000 NCJ to JJW problems of understanding the Oxford Brookes representation of the site.
13 03 2000 JJW to S M Moore (QEII head), A Fife (Castle Rushen High) and Karl Flint (Ramsey Grammar); students from Peel would be welcome on excavation.
20 03 2000 University of Liverpool risk assessment form completed; 5 x A4 sheets.
13 04 2000 JJW draft letter to Manx volunteers.
19 05 2000 JJW to Robbie Middleton thanking him for his help clearing the site of vegetation.
19 05 2000 JJW to E Callow thanking him for permission to excavate.
30 05 2000 Sue Palmer (MNH) to JJW thanking her for the reports on Slieau Curn and Rheast Buigh.
26 06 2000 JJW to PJD are specialist reports necessary in the Interim report?
21 02 2001 JJW to PJD draft note for CMS annual report.
30 08 2001 NCJ to JJW some suggested amendments to reports on Slieau Curn and Rheast Buigh.
02 10 2001 JJW to Andrew Foxon with excavation report on Slieau Curn; 6-page A4 typed report plus 3 A4 pages of figures; draft report 8 pages of A4 plus three of figures.
Undated list of outstanding issues for final publication of the site; 2 x A4 pages.
2001 temporary IFA for Ballaugh Glen Final Report: excavation of site 22, northern slopes of Slieau Curn by JJW; 2 x A4 pages.
Photographic record
[In large plastic self-sealed bag]
39 colour-mounded 35mm slides, in 2 slide boxes labelled ‘Slieau Curn 2000, Ballaugh Glen project’; Nos 1 to 24 and 25 to 29; identification list is present.
Film 1 - 35 colour prints in small plastic self-seal bag labelled ‘Film 1, Slieau Curn 2000, Ballaugh Glen project’; negatives and identification list are present.
Film 2 - 22 colour prints in small plastic sealed bag labelled ‘Film 2, Slieau Curn 2000, Ballaugh Glen project’; negatives and identification list are present.
Language: English
Collection: Manuscript Archive
Level: SUB-SERIES
ID number: MS 14146/35/15
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