C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - SUERC-7300

A piece of hazel charcoal (Sample 4) from a very compact light greyish brown silty sand matrix enclosing angular greywacke stone rubble 2004 forming a curvilinear 0.35 m high and 1.30 m wide earth and rubble bank around Roundhouse 2. Finds from this context included chipped pebble pounders, and rubbers along with chiselled rubble.

Canmore ID 63132

Map Number NX43NW

Site type Promontory Fort (Period Unassigned), Settlement (Period Unassigned)

Site number 8

NGR 243560 535070

Council 170

County 33

Parish WHITHORN

Lab Analysis ID SUERC-7300

Material Dated Charcoal (Corylus avellana)

Sponsor HS

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 2125 bp +/-35

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 175 bc +/-35

Delta -26.6

Calibration program used No

Calibration curve used No