Scott’s Cottage, Bathley Lane, Norwell, Nottinghamshire: Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers
Author(s): Robert Howard, Matt Hurford, Cathy Tyers
Dendrochronological analysis was undertaken on eight out of nine samples taken from Scott’s Cottage, Norwell. This resulted in the dating of three individual samples, NRWG06, G08, and G09. Sample NRW-G06 has an overall length of 151 rings, which can be dated as spanning the years AD 1444–1594; NRW-G08 has an overall length of 67 rings, which can be dated as spanning the years AD 1331–97; and NRW-G09 has an overall length of 55 rings, which can be dated as spanning the years AD 1355–1409. Interpretation of the sapwood and the heartwood/sapwood boundaries on the dated samples indicates that the truss 3 tiebeam is derived from a timber with an estimated felling date range of AD 1609–34 and the south brace from the truss 3 east wall post to the wall plate is derived from a timber with an estimated felling date range of AD 1412–37. The truss 2 west wall post was probably felled after AD 1424. This indicates the presence of at least two separate felling periods within this clearly disparate group of timbers. Five measured samples remain ungrouped and undated.
- Report Number:
- 70/2010
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 30
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Standing Building
