Kibworth Harcourt Mill, Langton Road, Kibworth Harcourt, Harborough, Leicestershire: Ring-Width Dendrochronology and Radiocarbon Wiggle-Matching of Additional Timbers
Author(s): Dr Martin Bridge, Cathy Tyers, A Bayliss, Silvia Bollhalder, Lukas Wacker
An original set of samples taken in 2004 were re-assessed, and an additional 21 timbers were sampled, along with one measured by digital photography. Some timbers are thought to have been derived from the same parent trees, and a new site master made from the ring-width series of 17 trees was made. One later timber was dated individually. Radiocarbon wiggle-matching was undertaken on the main post, which could not be dated by ring-width dendrochronology. The main post was found to have come from a tree felled after cal AD 1574–1620 (95% probability), but probably after cal AD 1584–1605 (68% probability). Spring vessels for AD 1774 were found on four timbers, pushing the construction date for the majority of the mill a year later than previously found. Some elements of the cross tree appear to have come from trees felled in AD 1791–1824, which may suggest that the trestle has been replaced. A packing piece under a cross tree dates to after AD 1845.
- Report Number:
- 42/2022
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 40
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Standing Building
