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Swan House (and School View), West Street (SMR 16385)
Results
Two of the samples proved unusable, however three of the others
contained useful numbers of rings and quantities of sapwood.
These series cross-match and a mean series constructed from
them was then compared with medieval and post-medieval oak
sequences from throughout England, Wales, and elsewhere in
Europe. It was apparent that this chronology matched a number
of independent reference chronologies at a single consistent
position. This position was checked visually and appears to
be a reliable match. The correlation of the sequence to other
oak reference chronologies indicates a date of AD1313-1450
inclusive for the rings in this series.
Interpretation
Here also interpretation is simple, one of the dated samples
contains full sapwood and the original bark surface. The end
of sample 37 includes the start of spring growth for another
year after the last measured ring this timber was therefore
felled in the spring of AD1451.
For more information please contact the secretary of the Pembridge Amenity Trust info@pembridgeamenitytrust.co.uk
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