C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - GU-1654

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Alder from a patch of charcoal 45/347 from near the bottom of long pit A224 in fort. See also GU-1657 (975+/- 60 BP).

Canmore ID 47244

Map Number NS89SW

Site type Fort (Iron Age), Palisaded Settlement (Iron Age), Ring Groove House(S) (Iron Age)

Site number 12

NGR 281597 690374

Council 390

County 30

Parish ST NINIANS

Lab Analysis ID GU-1654

Material Dated charcoal (Alnus)

Researcher Rideout 1996, 249-250

Sponsor Historic Scotland

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 940 bp +/-60

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error ad 1010 +/-60

Delta -25

Completed by Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre

Calibration program used OxCal 3.10

From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore