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C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - GaK-4860

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Scottish Radiocarbon Database

GaK-4860

Charcoal from a large primary post-hole at the entrance to a guard chamber of a hillfort. PROBLEM: See Spriggs and Anderson 1993 for reservations about the accuracy of many GaK dates measured in the 1970s and 80s.

Canmore ID 12142

Map Number NH19SW

Site type Castle (Medieval), Fort (Iron Age), Galleried Dun (Iron Age)

Site number 3

NGR 214230 891350

Council 270

County 26

Parish LOCHBROOM

Lab Analysis ID GaK-4860

Material Dated charcoal (n.i.)

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 2180 bp +/-90

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 230 bc +/-90

Calibration program used No

Calibration curve used No

From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore