The Poulton Research Project

During August 2002 BBC Radio Merseyside ran a competition for several volunteers to spend a day at the Poulton dig site. At 7am on the 29th Christopher Williamson, Kady Kelly and Janet Lowe arrived to spend the day at Poulton. After a short talk by site Director Mike Emery they were shown how to trowel and put to work; Kady in a possible Iron Age ditch and Chris & Janet on ground to the west of the tower. During the morning Janet unearthed leg bones which could be the sign of yet another burial on the site. Simon Harris from BBC radio sent out broadcasts every hour starting at 7.30am on their progress. At 11am BBC TV North West arrived with their presenter Liam and cameraman Keith. They did several interviews with Mike Emery and the volunteers.

After lunch the volunteers were give a short talk on the uses of Geophysics in archaeology by Alan Brown, the site Geophysicist. Then they spent the afternoon investigating a previously undisturbed part of the site. Their results will be processed and forwarded to them.

The radio broadcasts went out all day, and Poulton was seen several times on BBC North West. As a result many more people now know of the dig site and are expressing interest in an archaeological dig which has been underway for several years but is now coming to the public notice.

Poulton would like to thank Gerry & Richard Fair - the Landowners - without whose continuing support this very important site would not be able to continue to be investigated.