C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - GU-1503

Animal bones from rubbish (BH 77/78 BAX 03) overlying pebbling (BGG) and secondary surfaces of the Period VII Roadway through the SW Entrance. Bone density indicates that this rubble was associated with midden deposition.

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-1503

Material Dated bone, animal (Null)

Researcher Hill 1982a, 1982b; Ashmore and Hill 1984, 95

Sponsor Historic Scotland

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 2045 bp +/-70

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 95 bc +/-70

Delta -23.1

Completed by Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre

Calibration program used OxCal 3.10