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C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - GU-1002
GU-1002
Charcoal from a dense mass of charcoal on an OGS underlying peat in a mound which contained a small standing stone presumed to be related to the nearby stone circle. See also GX-4841 (3005+/- 130 BP) from the same ground surface. If the quoted errors are multiplied by 1.4 (see introduction) these two dates are not significantly different.
Canmore ID 37233
Map Number NR15NE
Site type Stone Circle (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Site number 1
NGR 119558 656975
Council 130
County 03
Parish KILCHOMAN
Lab Analysis ID GU-1002
Material Dated charcoal (n.i.)
Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 2653 bp +/-70
Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 703 bc +/-70
Delta -27.5
Calibration program used No
Calibration curve used No
From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore
