C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - AA-49284
AA-49284
A piece of alder charcoal (Sample T6) from a charcoal-filled pit (Context 2D) located beneath the centre of the recumbent stone (which had been moved to a new position in the late nineteenth century). The pit was cut into the natural subsoil of the hill which had been scarped in order to provide a stable foundation for the monument. There was no trace of a buried soil. The pit was sealed by a substantial deposit of rubble which had buttressed the outer kerb of the platform/ring cairn. The recumbent stone had originally been positioned on top of this deposit. The position and stratigraphic position of this material suggests that the pit had been dug and refilled during the preparation of the site, before the stone platform was constructed.
Canmore ID 17006
Map Number NJ40SE
Site type Recumbent Stone Circle (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Site number 1
NGR 348650 803490
Council 110
County 01
Parish COULL
Lab Analysis ID AA-49284
Material Dated Charcoal (Alnus)
Sponsor HS
Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 3985 bp +/-45
Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 2035 bc +/-45
Delta -26.7
Calibration program used No
Calibration curve used No
From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore