The South East Scotland Oak Dendrochronology (SESOD) project now features as a new case study by Coralie Mills for the SE Scotland Archaeological Research Framework (SESARF). Coralie Mills has previously contributed content on heritage dendrochronology to some of the other …
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The history of the Wallace Oak, Port Glasgow
A speech given by Coralie Mills on 23rd October 2021 at the unveiling of the Sir William Wallace Oak Memorial in Port Glasgow. The memorial has been fund-raised for and installed by the Society of William Wallace - for whom the research summarised here was undertaken.
Castle Wood at Caerlaverock
The Guardian invited Coralie to write about a favourite old wood this week, and while there are many amazing old Scottish woods that I know well, there are fewer that have ready visitor access while retaining an atmosphere of intense …
Exploring the science of dendrochronology
Delighted to have co-authored this new learning resource on Dendrochronology, recently published by Forestry and Land Scotland, and developed as part of Dendrochronicle’s ‘SESOD’ research programme. It serves as an accessible introduction to the archaeological science of tree-ring dating, using …
The dendrochronology of St Giles Kirk tower, Edinburgh
By Coralie Mills & Hamish Darrah Few people are aware of the massive five-storey timber frame hidden within the tower under the iconic crown spire of St Giles Kirk in the heart of Edinburgh’s old town. Analysis of the tree-ring …
The Scottish Lumberjills
Just back from the NWDG Woodland History Conference, 2019, on the theme of ‘100 years of state forestry in Scotland’. I presented this poster on the Scottish Lumberjills, in tribute to those amazing women. Huge thanks to Joanna Foat, author …
Barhill Wood, Kirkcudbright
Delighted to have the opportunity to investigate the heritage of Barhill Wood, Kirkcudbright, as part of the Can You Dig It archaeology programme being run by Rathmell Archaeology for the Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership (GGLP). A prior walkover assessment helped …
SESOD: South East Scotland Oak Dendrochronology Project
The South East Scotland Oak Dendrochronology (SESOD) project aims to build the first long oak reference chronology for SE Scotland which represents a large geographic gap in native oak tree-ring coverage. This is part of a larger issue, that native …