Barn at Whitewebbs Farm, Whitewebbs Road, Enfield, London: Tree-ring Analysis of Timbers
Author(s): Alison Arnold, Robert Howard, Cathy Tyers
Dendrochronological analysis was undertaken on samples obtained from 24 oak timbers from the primary phase of the barn, the porch, and the lean-to animal stalls. This analysis resulted in the production of a single site sequence, WHTWSQ01, accounting for 17 samples and spanning the period AD 1390–1566. Interpretation of surviving sapwood indicates that felling of the timbers utilised within the main body of the barn occurred in, or around, AD 1566, with construction following shortly after. Two of the timbers used in the lean-to animal stalls were also felled in AD 1566, which could suggest that the two parts of the building are contemporary or more likely could signify the use of salvaged beams within a later addition. No timbers from the porch were dated.
- Report Number:
- 53/2019
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 42
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Standing Building
