Early Fabric in Historic Towns: Beverley - 15 Flemingate, Beverley, East Yorkshire: Tree-Ring and Radiocarbon Analysis of Oak Timbers

Arnold, A., Howard, R., Tyres, C., Bronk Ramsey, C., Dunbar, E. and Marshall, P. (2020) Early Fabric in Historic Towns: Beverley - 15 Flemingate, Beverley, East Yorkshire: Tree-Ring and Radiocarbon Analysis of Oak Timbers. Technical Report. Historic England.

Abstract

Tree-ring analysis of samples taken from 15 Flemingate, Beverley, resulted in the construction of two site sequences: BEVGSQ01, a site sequence of 92 rings containing four samples, and BEVGSQ02, a 177-ring site sequence from two samples. Neither of these, nor any of the ungrouped individual series, could be securely dated using tree-ring analysis. Tree-ring analysis did, however, identify that BEVGSQ02 cross-matched with an undated site master chronology, BEVJSQ01, from reused timbers in The Guildhall in Beverley. Two dendrochronological samples, one from BEVJSQ01 and one from BEVGSQ01, were sub-sampled for radiocarbon dating. The combined master sequence, BEVGJSQ01, of 197 rings, was subsequently dated by a combination of dendrochronology and radiocarbon analysis to the period AD 1245–AD 1441DR, with BEVGSQ02 being dated to AD 1255–1431DR. The two dated timbers from 15 Flemingate were felled in AD 1431DR, suggesting construction of the building may have taken place in the second quarter of the fifteenth century.

• Item Type: Research Reports or Papers (Technical Report)
• Additional Information: Report Number: 83/2019.
• Keywords: Dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating, standing building, wiggle-match.
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Dunbar, Dr Elaine
• Authors: Arnold, A., Howard, R., Tyres, C., Bronk Ramsey, C., Dunbar, E., and Marshall, P.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
• Publisher: Historic England