Dendrochronology
Date 18 May 2016
Event ID 1020171
Category Scientific Dating
Type Dendrochronology
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1020171
AOC Archaeology Group was commissioned by ARPL Architects to undertake a programme of detailed recording and dendrochronological sampling of joists on the first floor of the medieval John Knox House on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh. The joists have suffered from wet rot, and repairs are required to make them safe. The dendrochronological analysis has resulted in the calendrical dating of two of the joists which suggests that the source of the timber used came from southern Norway. One of the joists was felled in 1559 AD. Previous dendrochronological work on a lintel within the house produced a felling date of 1560 AD and so it is possible that the lintel and the joists were part of the same phase of renovation in 1560 AD or soon after.
Information from Anne Crone and Diana Sproat (AOC Archaeology Group) May 2016. OASIS ID: aocarcha1-253523
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Edinburgh, 45 High Street, John Knox's House
House (18th Century), Sundial (Period Unknown)
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Standing building survey, Beam 2, Close shot of end grain, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 2, Detail of underside of beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, Beam 2, Detail of underside of beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 4, General view of side, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, Beam 3, General view of side, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, Beam 3, Wide shot of end grain, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 3, Close shot of end grain, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 3, General view of side, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 3, General view of side, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
18/5/2016
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Standing building survey, Beam 4, Close shot of end grain, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 4, Wide shot of end grain, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 4, Detail of underside of beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
18/5/2016
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Standing building survey, Beam 4, General view of N side, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, Detail of underside of beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 5, Detail of underside of beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 5, Detail of underside of beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, General view of end of beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, General view of side of beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 5, General view, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 1, Detail of underside, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 5, General view, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 5, General view, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, General view of beam showing decay, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, General view of beam showing decay, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, General view of beam showing decay, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, General view of beam showing decay, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
18/5/2016
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Standing building survey, General view of exterior, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
18/5/2016
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Standing building survey, Beam 1, Close shot of end grain, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 1, Wider shot showing end grain, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 1, General view, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 2, Wide shot of end grain, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, General view of exterior after removing of scaffolding poles, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, Close detail of relationship between beam and wall, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, Close detail of relationship between beam and wall, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 3, Detail of S side, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, General view showing precarious build up of beam supports, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, Detail of S-facing side of beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, Detail of S-facing side of beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, Detail of S-facing side of beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, Detail of S-facing side of beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, Detail of S-facing side of beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, Close detail of end of beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Working shot of A Crone drilling Beam 4, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, Detail of sill beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, Working shot of A Crone drilling beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, General view of exposed beams to the interior, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, General view of exposed beams to the interior, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, Beam 3, General view, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, Beam 3, General view, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, General view of exterior after removing of scaffolding poles, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, Detail, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, General view, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, General view, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, Beam 4, Detail of top of beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 5, Detail of top of beam, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, Beam 4, General view, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, Beam 3, Detail of end grain, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, Beam 1, Detail of end grain, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Standing building survey, General view of exterior, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, Beam 6, Close detail showing relationship between beam and wall, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
18/5/2016
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Standing building survey, General view of exterior, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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Standing building survey, General view of exterior, John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
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Archive from standing building survey of John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Report and illustrations from standing building survey of John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
Photographs from standing building survey of John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh
