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C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - GX-4841

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Scottish Radiocarbon Database

GX-4841

Charcoal spread on an old ground surface under a thick peat layer in a mound. See also GU-1002 (2653+/- 70 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 GX-4841

Material Dated charcoal (n.i.)

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 3005 bp +/-130

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 1055 bc +/-130

Delta -27.5

Calibration program used No

Calibration curve used No

From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore