Come and join the fun!
M74 Simulated Dig
Come along to the M74 Dig Discovery Centre for your chance to become an archaeologist through this hands-on experience. View the informational flyer for dates and further details.
Design Your Own Wally Tile
Find out about wally tiles and wally closes, and design your own wally tile for display within the discovery centre. View the informational flyer for dates and further details.
Archaeological Techniques Master Classes
There will be six 'beginner's classes' for adults over six weeks from 1 November through 6 December 2008.
Interested participants will be able to sign up to the classes in advance, coming to as many as they choose; simply complete and return the booking form.
The classes will take place on Saturday mornings in Scotland Street School Museum Workshop from 11.00am – 1.00pm; each class has room for up to 20 people.
View an informational flyer for dates and further details.
Online M74 Dig Discovery Centre. Until Spring 2009.
Discover M74 Dig Timeline, M74 Archaeological Sites, M74 Artefacts, M74 Archaeological Evidence.
Can you help make history? Until Spring 2009.
You could do so by contributing to the oral history project being run in conjunction with the M74 dig. Oral history is the recording of people’s memories and life experiences. Such memories and experiences are unique and offer an invaluable insight into past processes. If you, or a relative or friend, have lived, worked or have a good knowledge of: Govan Iron Works (Dixon’s Blazes); Caledonian Pottery, Rutherglen; Tenement buildings at Pollokshaws Road/McKinley Street/Devon Street; then we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact our Oral Historian, David Walker in the first instance on: 0141 418 2842 or email david@m74dig.org.uk.
Alternatively, you can access the Oral History Project sign up form.
View an informational leaflet about the Oral History Project.
Visit the M74 Dig Discovery Centre. Until Spring 2009.
Have you ever wanted an opportunity to understand how archaeologists uncover the past? Come and learn about archaeology and the sites archaeologists have unearthed along the route of the M74 Motorway Completion project. Discover the area’s heritage through a range of exhibitions & displays, events and training. Explore the stories of those who worked and lived in the area from 1800 onwards. Dress up as an archaeologist. Handle finds from the M74 archaeological investigations, view reports, maps and plans and books of the area in the M74 Archaeological Archive.
M74 Dig Discovery Centre
Scotland Street School Museum
225 Scotland Street
Glasgow
G5 8QB
Phone 0141 287 0500
Fax 0141 287 0515
Text phone 0141 287 0513
Scotland Street School Museum lies to the South of the City, close to Shields Road Underground and within easy access from the City Centre.
Opening hours:
Monday to Thursday and Saturday 10am to 5pm, Friday and Sunday 11am to 5pm.
By Subway
The museum is directly opposite Shields Road Subway station.
By bus
First Bus services 89 and 90 both stop near the museum.
Uncovering Industry: The M74 Dig
Find out about the latest discoveries in our updated exhibition at the M74 Dig Discovery Centre in Scotland Street School Museum. Come and learn about archaeology and the sites archaeologists have unearthed along the route of the M74 Completion project. Explore the stories of those who worked and lived in the industrial heartland of Glasgow, Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire from 1800 onwards. There are also opportunities for children to dress up as archaeologists. Open from August 8, 2008 until Spring 2009.
View an informational flyer about this exhibition.
Visit M74 Archaeological Archive. Until Spring 2009.
The M74 Archaeological Archive offers an opportunity to handle finds from the M74 archaeological investigations, as well as to consult reports, maps, plans, old archive photographs and reference books on the history of the area surrounding the route of the M74 motorway. This is a unique and unusual opportunity to see behind the scenes of an archaeological dig as this type of material is rarely easily accessible to the public. A sample of the M74 archive is held on open access shelves to the public. The archive is a learning resource for any members of the public visiting the museum who might be interested in finding out more about the archaeology and history of the surrounding area along the route of the M74, near to which is closely situated Scotland Street School Museum. It is also a useful resource for students, local history and archaeology societies. Until Spring 2009 at the M74 Dig Discovery Centre, Scotland Street School Museum in the Drill Hall.
Events, talks and training
A conference on the results of excavations on the main archaeological sites will be held on September 20th 2008 as part of Scottish Archaeology Month at the M74 Dig Discovery Centre. More details shortly.
Archaeological Master Classes Nov-Dec 2008
We will be running a further series of the popular Archaeological Master Classes in Nov-Dec 2008. Details to follow shortly. Over 50 people attended the series of 6 classes held at the M74 Dig Discovery Centre during February -March 2008.
Archaeological Activities
During the 2008 Spring holidays, over 200 children accompanied by adults took part in archaeological activities or used our child-friendly simulated archaeological dig at the M74 Dig Discovery Centre at Scotland Street School Museum. The simulated dig is an imitation archaeological dig where children can explore what it is like to be an archaeologist and handle real artefacts found in the M74 Dig. Supervised sessions are open during holiday periods to families and children accompanied by adults.
For more information, telephone 0141 418 2840.
Schools Outreach Programme. Until Spring 2009.
Over 1100 schoolchildren from 5 primary schools along the route of the M74 have so far taken part in the Schools Outreach Programme. Each school learned about archaeology and what archaeologists do, and what M74 Dig archaeologists have been doing in their area. An interactive handling session used as Primary Sources, original material from the M74 Dig. Secondary sources include maps and sections of old maps of Govan Iron Works, the tenements at MacKinlay Street, and the Caledonian Pottery as well as archive photographs.
