C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - AA-24960
AA-24960
A single piece of hazel charcoal from a layer of dark brown soil with abundant ard marks commonly filled with charcoal rich material, which seems to be associated with dilapidation of the chambered cairn. See also AA-24961, AA-24962 and AA-24963
Canmore ID 4156
Map Number NB23SW
Site type Avenue (Neolithic), Chambered Cairn (Neolithic), Stone Circle (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age), Stone Row(S) (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Site number 1
NGR 121300 933017
Council 410
County 26
Parish UIG
Lab Analysis ID AA-24960
Material Dated charcoal (Corylus avellana)
Researcher Ashmore 1997
Sponsor Historic Scotland
Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 4205 bp +/-50
Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 2255 bc +/-50
Delta -25.4
Completed by National Science Foundation Radiocarbon Facility University of Arizona, USA
Calibration program used OxCal 3.10
From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore