Arden Mill, near Main Lane, Hawnby, North Yorkshire: Radiocarbon Wiggle-matching of Oak Timbers
Author(s): A Bayliss, Bronk Ramsey, Shahina Farid, Paula Reimer, Alison Arnold, Robert Howard, Cathy Tyers
Ring-width tree-ring analysis was undertaken on 12 of the 23 samples taken from the mill. This resulted in the construction of a single site sequence, ARDMSQ01, which was 112 rings long and contained the ring-width series from six timbers, but could not be dated conclusively by dendrochronology (Arnold and Howard 2016). Radiocarbon wiggle-matching of two timbers from this sequence suggests that the last ring formed in cal AD 1835–1849 (95% probability). This is compatible with weak statistical cross-matching of the tree-ring master sequence, allowing this tentative cross-matching to be accepted, the rings in the chronology spanning AD 1732–1843DR. Five of the timbers in the site master sequence, two of which have complete sapwood, are from the mill roof. These were felled in AD 1841DR, suggesting construction of this roof in that date or shortly thereafter. The sixth timber in the site master sequence, from the hurst frame has an estimated felling date within the range AD 1852–1877DR. The subscript DR indicates that this is not a date determined independently by ring-width dendrochronology, and that the master sequence should not be utilised as a ring-width master sequence for dating other sites.
- Report Number:
- 58/2023
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 17
- Keywords:
- Standing Building Scientific Dating
