Item 5 (1-4) - The Cronk, Upper Lhergydhoo, Isle of Man.

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Files relating to the excavation of cists and related objects at The Cronk, Upper Lhergydhoo, Isle of Man.
File includes Correspondence between Etienne Rynne and Marshall Cubbon, Director of the Manx Museum and National Trust, Douglas, Isle of Man; discussing in detail items found at the Cronk, with drawings of said items (21 Mar 1983); Letter from Cubbon with black and white photograph of pot from cist at site (17 Oct 1980); Letter and black and white photographs of excavation site (possibly The Cronk) sent to Rynne from [Dich] [ ]; MS notes and drawings made by Rynne of artefacts from the Cronk made at the Manx Museum, by Rynne, 1980; Colour photograph of Rynne pictured with a group for UCG Archaeological Excavation Team at the Isle of Man, 1981.

File 2: Hardback notebook kept by Etienne Rynne entitled The Cronk, Upper Lhergydhoo, Isle of Man, 5-15th October 1981. Includes day-by-day accounts of sites visited and research work undertaken with comments on each site. Drawings included of sites/maps etc. for locations visited by Rynne. Manuscript maps of locations also separately included.

File 3: Typescript report by Etienne Rynne entitled "Excavation of Cist at The Cronk, Upper Lhergydhoo, Isle of Man", with attached map of site; Also a report entitled "The Cronk, Upper Lhergydhoo: Note on the Discovery of a Prehistoric Cist" by S. Creegan (1981); Press cuttings regarding news coverage in the Connacht Tribune of the excavations undertaken at the site in the Isle of Man by Etienne Rynne and team from UCG (20 Nov 1981) Correspondence regarding the excavations, the site, objects found and general comments made between Etienne Rynne and others including George Parker; Joe [Walsh]; Marshall Cubban; Aibhistín uasal Ó Murchadha; Sheila Cregan; Also flyers and tourist brochures for Douglas and Peel, Isle of Man.

File 4: Includes copy material, such as copies of correspondence from Arshall Cubbon to others at the British Library, discussing archaeological and historical materials relating to the Isle of Man and the site as excavated by Rynne and team. Includes copy research material and offprints of articles relating to funerary cist urns and related topics.

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