C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - AA-51374

A charred barley grain (S.1) from fill 019 of hearth 018 in a probably Early Neolithic house 4. The house was represented by an extremely truncated set of features present on the E side of the ditch, and probably shared the N-S alignment of House 1. It sat on a mound of ash, burnt stones and midden which seemed to extend south from the entrance to House 3, a house similar to that at Knap of Howar. The pottery from this house was round-based bowl.

Canmore ID 91745

Map Number HY31SE

Site type Settlement (Period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (Neolithic)

Site number 38

NGR 336600 1012600

Council 330

County 22

Parish FIRTH

Lab Analysis ID AA-51374

Material Dated Charred grain (hordeum spp)

Sponsor HS

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 4550 bp +/-40

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 2600 bc +/-40

Delta -22.6

Calibration program used No

Calibration curve used No