C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - AA-24963
AA-24963
A single piece of birch charcoal from the bottom part of layer 315, which was ard marked, had many beaker sherds in it and seems to be associated with dilapidation of the chambered cairn. The layer contained a residual Neolithic potsherd.
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-24963
Material Dated charcoal (betula)
Researcher Ashmore 1997
Sponsor Historic Scotland
Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 4115 bp +/-45
Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 2165 bc +/-45
Delta -25.2
Completed by National Science Foundation Radiocarbon Facility University of Arizona, USA
Calibration program used OxCal 3.10
From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore