C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - GU-1360

Animal bones from a midden scatter on the surface of a cobbled area (BH 77/78 CBS) in the inner ditch area. The cobbling overlies structural remains and is sealed by midden material. All these overlie an abandoned ditch of the period IV defences.

Canmore ID 58800

Map Number NT77NW

Site type Burial(S) (Iron Age), Cist(S) (Iron Age), Fort (Early Iron Age), Settlement (Early Iron Age)

Site number 16

NGR 370111 677388

Council 210

County 12

Parish DUNBAR

Lab Analysis ID GU-1360

Material Dated bone, animal (Null)

Researcher Hill 1982a, 1982b

Sponsor Historic Scotland

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 2095 bp +/-95

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 145 bc +/-95

Delta -20.2

Completed by Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre

Calibration program used OxCal 3.10