C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - SUERC-7663

A piece of alder charcoal (Sample PCH-016) from the fill 122 of a scooped feature within the internal portion of the enclosure. This feature was contained within an arrangement of stones 217 and may represent rake out from a pyre.

Canmore ID 249181

Map Number NT57NE

Site type Cremation (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned)

Site number 225

NGR 356800 676300

Council 210

County 12

Parish PRESTONKIRK

Lab Analysis ID SUERC-7663

Material Dated Charcoal (Alnus)

Researcher Kirsteen G. McLellan

Sponsor Historic Scotland

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 5025 bp +/-35

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 3075 bc +/-35

Delta -24.3

Completed by Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre

Calibration program used OxCal 3.10