Church of St Mabena, St Mabyn, Cornwall: Dendrochronological Analysis of Oak Timbers
Author(s): Ian Tyers
A tree-ring dating programme was commissioned on timbers in the church of St Mabena, St Mabyn, Cornwall. The results identified that timbers in three areas of roof were datable by tree-ring dating techniques, with all three areas using timbers felled during the late fifteenth or early sixteenth centuries. This dating programme was commissioned to exploit scaffolding access during grant aided repairs. This report archives the dendrochronological results.
- Report Number:
- 74/2008
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 16
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Standing Building
