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I’m a heritage dendrochronologist in Scotland. My consultancy Dendrochronicle undertakes projects in tree-ring dating, archaeology, buildings, cultural wooded landscapes for archaeological, environmental & community bodies.
https://dendrochronicle.co.uk/
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Yes it is that glen which runs for several miles and has some other great features both cultural and natural
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Ps in dendro evidence for Scottish medieval buildings structural timber from E Baltic is rare. Only 2 sites, this one & one in St Andrews both c.1400 on cusp of switch from using native oak to imports. Most structural timber from Scandinavia after that. Most E Baltic oak imported as boards not beams
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Oh my goodness … and North Yorkshire is lovely too of course.
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Ah yes, my husband has a similar commute. Yes, East Lothian has a lot going for it.
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Haddington seems such a great wee town, did you like living there? None of us knew about the timbers in the 90s, this research only recently done.
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Hi Hugh, how wonderful that you ring the bells and know this amazing roof. There is quite a mix of different timber types up there, those early oaks from the Gdansk region show evidence of re-use with redundant joints and nail marks on their inner faces. That will tell you which ones they are.
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There are indeed historic documentary records for Haddington about work on St Mary’s including contracts with foreign merchants for timber. I think those records are 16th century, a bit later than the Baltic oak beams. There are other later phases of timber present too.
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Thank you, yes I feel the same. I have a thing for medieval churches especially, not least because my PhD was on the dendrochronology of Exeter Cathedral
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Thank you for sharing, so many connections between 🏴 and 🇨🇦 to celebrate. I’ll look out for photos of your trees.
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Thank you for the information Dave
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Thanks Alan, glad it isn’t anything more serious
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I’m absolutely certain that large numbers of Scots will protest any visit here
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Oh, I do love ash trees, how are they doing there with respect to ash die back? Absolutely beautiful photo.
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Thank you Alan, that photo taken only a few months ago. Winter storm damage? Natural ageing process? Do you think the tree itself is ok?
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Ooh gorgeous tree, roughly whereabouts?
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Thank you for creating such a beautiful artwork, I just had to share it 🌳💚😊