Wreck at Minehead, Somerset: Tree-ring analysis and wood species identification of timbers
Author(s): Roderick Bale, Nigel Nayling
A timber shipwreck, thought to be early nineteenth century in date, that was located in the intertidal zone at Madbrain sands, Minehead, Somerset was sampled for dendrochronology. Anatomical wood identification of the dendrochronological samples shows the vessel incorporated both softwood (Larix/Picea spp.) and hardwood (Castanea/Acer sp.). Suitable samples of the softwood timbers were selected for tree-ring analysis, although the Castanea sample was also analysed. None of the measured ring-width series from the timbers cross-matched against each other or provided secure absolute dates against the available reference chronologies.
- Report Number:
- 98/2022
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 39
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Wreck
