Site Event/Activity record ELI12861 - Sneath's Mill, Lutton Gowts: Tree-Ring Analysis of Oak Timbers

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 43585 24300 (8m by 8m) (Surveyed)
Civil Parish LUTTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE

Technique(s)

  • Tree-ring Analysis

Organisation

Historic England

Date

From 01 Jan 2016 to 31 Dec 2016 (once between)

Map

Description

Tree-ring analysis was undertaken of the oak timbers from the interior of Sneath's Mill, at Lutton Gowts. Dateable samples were obtained from the first and second floor structural frames, the central post, and a window lintel at first floor level. The analysis identified that all of these timbers were cut in the late 1720s, possibly as part of a single felling episode. These dates would seem to support the previously postulated theory that the builders of Sneath's Mill re-used timbers from an earlier structure during their construction work in 1779. {1}

External Links (1)

Sources/Archives (1)

  •  Report: Historic England. 2016. Sneath's Mill, Lutton Gowts: Tree-Ring Analysis of Oak Timbers. -.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Sneath's Mill, Lutton Gowts (Building)

Record last edited

May 15 2020 11:17AM

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