Headstone Manor, Pinner View, Harrow, London: Radiocarbon Wiggle-Matching of Oak Timbers
Author(s): Robert Howard, Cathy Tyers, Silvia Bollhalder, Lukas Wacker, Peter Marshall
Radiocarbon wiggle-matching of undated ring-width site chronology HEDMSQ02 from Headstone Manor, Pinner View, Harrow, London suggests its final ring formed in cal AD 1630–1650 (95% probability), probably in cal AD 1634–1645 (68% probability). Its timbers are likely to represent two phases of felling; the first with an estimated felling date in the range cal AD 1607–1626 (95% probability), probably in cal AD 1611–1621 (68% probability) and the second in the range cal AD 1647–1665 (95% probability), probably in cal AD 1651–1660 (68% probability). A total of 24 of the 99 sampled timbers from the large multi-phase building have now been dated by ring-width dendrochronology and radiocarbon wiggle-matching. The relatively small number of dated samples combined with the extensive evidence for the reuse of timbers means a robust interpretation of its chronological development is still wanting.
- Report Number:
- 38/2022
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 17
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Radiocarbon Dating Standing Building Wiggle-Match
