Fourteen oak building timbers were sampled for dendrochronological analysis from the ground floor, first floor and attic at Munk's Cottage, Smarden, Kent (TQ86504330). The problem of wide tree-ring growth observed in the timbers was not overcome by the increase in the normal number of cores taken. Three timbers sampled proved of sufficient sequence of rings to attempt dating, however, two of these contained narrow growth events and no dating was established for the site. Few of the cores sampled were more than 5 to 10 rings from the timber centre which indicates that further recovery of tree-ring sequences of sufficient length or quality to enable dendrochronological dating from this building is unlikely.

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Moir, A. K. 2002. Dendrochronological analysis of timbers from Munks Cottage, Smarden, Kent, England. Tree-Ring Services, Report: MUNK/25/02: 1-19.

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