Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers from Shrewsbury Castle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Author(s): Dr Martin Bridge, Daniel Miles
A total of 32 timbers was sampled in the Hall range of Shrewsbury Castle. The earliest felling date identified was for a reset timber over a doorway between the east tower and Hall balcony which forms part of the current roof structure over the Hall. This was most likely felled in the period AD 1184-1214. Nine timbers were dated from the stairways at either end of the Hall and these were most likely felled in the period AD 1234-49. Five floor beams from the Hall and three timbers from the screen form a single group of timbers with similar felling date ranges, one of which retained complete sapwood and was felled in the winter of AD 1647/8.
- Report Number:
- 57/2005
- Series:
- CfA Reports
- Pages:
- 24
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Standing Building
