'Milntown - "Gateway to Glen Auldyn". Can and Should the Milntown Trust act as an Interpretation Centre for the Archaeological, Cultural and Natural Heritage of Glen Auldyn, Lezayre, Isle of Man?'
Date(s): December 2006
Creator(s): Weatherall, Paul
Scope & Content: Illustrated dissertation submitted towards MA degree in Archaeology and Heritage, University of Leicester. The author assesses the merits of providing interpretation facilities for the archaeological, cultural and natural heritage of a river valley and hinterland, at a historic house owned by a private trust (Milntown Estate, Glen Auldyn, Isle of Man). He outlines the trust's background and heritage credentials and explains the relationship between the historic house and the study area. A description is given of the archaeological, cultural and natural heritage of the area. Value judgements relating to archaeological sites and best practice are reviewed. Details of the consultation process with local residents and landowners and key institutional stakeholders are outlined. Suggestions are made for future research and conclusions drawn as to whether the trust should proceed and on what basis.
Volume two contains the appendices which include 1, Colour photographs within area KMsq SC4088-SC4594; 2. Glen Auldyn Archaeology National Monument Record entriess supplied by Manx National Heritage; 3. Dissertation extract relating to Glen Auldyn by Claire Corkill ('An Archaeological Survey of Lezayre', 2005); 4. Bibliography; 5. Bird species sightings from the Manx Bird Atlas for the area at 14 May 2008; 6. Email responses showing consultation with key stakeholders; 7. Photographs of the Glen Auldyn flood, 30 September 1930..
Language: English
Extent: 2 volumes
Item name: dissertation
Collection: Manuscript Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: MS 12560/4
Record class: Private
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