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New Year

2/1/2013

 
Let's hope that New Year's Day's glorious sunshine is an augury of things to come!

Happily, Stephen and Ann, my 'first feet' were more than willing for a walk in the park. It's always a pleasure to walk in a familiar space with lively people and we had a  lot of laughs, compared notes on various features, failed to find others. It is all part of the plan to roll forward research on the King's Park, to keep up the profile, to record and observe what there is to see. Now that it has been confirmed that Scottish Ministers will, in future, take ultimate responsibility for the park, we need to be prepared!

I am working forward with various other projects at present, one for Historic Scotland and on on the history of nails (OK, so that one is not everyone's cup of tea, but all will be revealed in due course!).

And on 14th of Jan I am talking to Dunblane Civiic Society about the Stirling Castle Palace Project which I am looking forward to.






Peter Pearson
5/1/2013 04:12:49

Hi John,

I am meeting the Lord Provost and County Archaeologist about this on monday afternoon. I am intrigued by your reference to sites over the watershed. What is the potential to extend the survey work ? Do you have any other bits I can drop into the conversation. The Lord Provost as a local councillor sees this and the Sheriffmuir battlesite as a potential project for him to protect in his ward.

Happy New Year

Peter

John G Harrison link
5/1/2013 06:34:02

Hello, Peter

I take it you are referring to the Menstrie Glen/ Jerah planting.
It would certainly be possible to extend the work over the watershed towards Sheriffmuir. There will be aerial photos which would be a first guide and then an option for work on the ground.

Of course, the Royal Commission's work was to a high level of precision and detail - to achieve that would be a big project. The archaeologist will, I am sure, advise how far that might be possible with less resource - or how far the proposers might be persuaded to conduct survey work.

But the danger, throughout, is that the claim is made that survey is 'enough' and that once you know what was there, it is OK to destroy it!

John


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