46 High Street, Exeter, Devon: Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers
Author(s): Alison Arnold, Robert Howard
Dendrochronological analysis of 32 of the samples obtained predominantly from the roof and floor frames of 46 High Street, Exeter, has produced two site chronologies. The first site chronology comprises 25 samples, from the roof, floor frames, and a small number of other timbers, and has an overall length of 183 rings. These rings are dated as spanning the years AD 1309–1491. Interpretation of the sapwood on these samples indicates that all the timbers represented were probably cut as part of a single programme of felling, estimated to have taken place in AD 1492–1515. The second site chronology comprises two samples with an overall length of 84 rings. This site chronology, and a further five ungrouped samples and one unmeasured sample, remain undated.
- Report Number:
- 71/2009
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 42
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Standing Building
