Gothelney Hall, Charlynch, Near Bridgewater, Somerset: Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers
Author(s): Alison Arnold, Robert Howard, Matt Hurford, Cathy Tyers
Dendrochronological analysis was undertaken on 31 of the 41 samples taken from a number of different locations within Gothelney Hall. This resulted in the production of eight site chronologies, each comprising between two and six samples, of lengths of between 61 and 174 rings. These eight site chronologies account for 26 of the 31 measured samples. Only one site chronology, comprising three samples, could be dated. The timbers represented, floor joists of the solar attic, have an estimated felling date in the range AD 1426–51. The grouping of the other samples suggests the possibility that a number of different phases of felling may be represented. Five measured samples remain ungrouped and undated.
- Report Number:
- 45/2010
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 50
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Standing Building
