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SESOD: South East Scotland Oak Dendrochronology Project

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Coralie Mills

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 … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Wood? Dendro-dating in Anstruther

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Coralie Mills

Dendrochronolgical analysis of single oak timber, a second floor joist, from St Nicholas Church Tower in Anstruther, was recently undertaken on behalf of the Anstruther Improvements Association. The analysis was successful in providing both a date and a provenance for … Continue reading →

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Lochwood’s ancient oaks

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Coralie Mills

Why has it taken me so long to visit this astonishing old oak wood at Lochwood, near Beattock, Dumfries & Galloway. The old oaks are relicts of a medieval deer park or wider hunting forest beside Lochwood Tower, the historic … Continue reading →

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