Dauntsey House, Church Lane, Dauntsey, Wiltshire: Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers
Author(s): Dr Martin Bridge, Cathy Tyers, Matt Hurford
Dendrochronological analysis was undertaken on all 20 samples taken from the hall and cross-wing roofs. This resulted in the production of two site chronologies, DSDPSQ01 and DSDPSQ02, comprising eleven and nine samples respectively. DSDPSQ01 can be dated as spanning the years AD 1393–1580 and DSDPSQ02 as spanning the years AD 1122–1355. The results indicate that the hall roof is constructed of timber that is likely to represent a single programme of felling dating to AD 1356–79, whilst the cross-wing was probably constructed just over two centuries later using timber, again representing a single felling programme, predominantly felled in the early, or possibly mid-, AD 1580s.
- Report Number:
- 62/2014
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 40
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Standing Building
