Nappa Hall, Askrigg, North Yorkshire: Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers
Author(s): Robert Howard, Alison Arnold
Analysis undertaken on samples from several areas at Nappa Hall resulted in the construction of three site sequences, two of which are dated. Site sequence NAPBSQ01 contains 67 samples and spans the period AD 1300–1476 and site sequence NAPBSQ02 contains three samples and spans the period AD 1478–1570. The earliest timbers with precise felling dates are those of the roof over the old kitchen in the Service range, dated to AD 1461 and AD 1462, along with a single timber from the ground-floor ceiling of the Low-end tower dated to AD 1465. In the High-end tower there are a series of timbers felled in AD 1471 and 1472 (ground-floor ceiling) and AD 1476 (turret roof), whilst those from the Hall-range roof were felled in AD 1474. The East wing, Woodshed, and Stable/Coach-house range also contain timbers felled in the AD 1460s and AD 1470s, although in some instances, notably the roofs over the Woodshed and part of the Stable range, are reused in their current locations. The latest timbers, dating to the latter part of the sixteenth century, are from the Tack room ground-floor ceiling and roof in the service range.
- Report Number:
- 60/2013
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 76
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Standing Building
