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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Greyhound Yard, Dorchester is in Dorchester, Dorset [Map].
Carbon Date. 2140BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal, id as oak (Quercus sp) from large timber, from fill of Late Neo post-pipe 1639/1631 (W67.1642) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P J Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): Results establish dates of postpits with Late Neo assemblages; linear arrangement structurally similar to post pits at Mount Pleasant and Durrington Walls.
ID: 2284, C14 ID: HAR-6689 Date BP: 4140 +/- 90, Start Date BP: 4050, End BP: 4230
OS Letter: SY, OS East: 693, OS North: 906
Archaeologist Name: C J Sparey Green 1984
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 173; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
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Carbon Date. 2140BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: wood; from the fill of a post pipe; layer 1642, pit 1631, post pipe 1639, context set 31/01/01.
ID: 15840, C14 ID: HAR 6689 Date BP: 4140 +/- 90, Start Date BP: 4230, End BP: 4050
Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85
Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2090BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: wood; from festoons of charcoal along the edge of the inner post pipe; layer 1649, pit 1635, post pipe 1647, context set 31/02/01.
ID: 15838, C14 ID: HAR 6687 Date BP: 4090 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4160, End BP: 4020
Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85
Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2090BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal, id as oak (Quercus sp) from large timber, from 'festoons' along edge of inner post-pipe 1647/1635 (W67.1649) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P J Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): Results establish dates of post pits with Late Neo assemblages; linear arrangement structurally similar to post pits at Mount Pleasant and Durrington Walls.
ID: 2282, C14 ID: HAR-6687 Date BP: 4090 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4020, End BP: 4160
OS Letter: SY, OS East: 693, OS North: 906
Archaeologist Name: C J Sparey Green 1984
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 173; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
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Carbon Date. 2080BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: wood; from festoons of charcoal in the lower post pipe fill; layer 1653, pit 1631, post pipe 1639, context set 31/01/01.
ID: 15839, C14 ID: HAR 6688 Date BP: 4080 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4150, End BP: 4010
Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85
Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2080BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal, id as oak (Quercus sp) from large timber, from 'festoons' in lower post-pipe fill 1639/1631 (W67.1653) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P J Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): Results establish dates of post pits with Late Neo assemblages; linear arrangement structurally similar to post pits at Mount Pleasant and Durrington Walls.
ID: 2283, C14 ID: HAR-6688 Date BP: 4080 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4010, End BP: 4150
OS Letter: SY, OS East: 693, OS North: 906
Archaeologist Name: C J Sparey Green 1984
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 173; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
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Carbon Date. 2070BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Bone, id as base and shaft of mature shed antler, from post-pipe (W67.4166) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P J Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): This and HAR-6663, 5508 are consistent with each other, & provide date slightly earlier than Maumbury Rings and Mount Pleasant palisade.
ID: 2280, C14 ID: HAR-6664 Date BP: 4070 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4000, End BP: 4140
Abstract: plan suggesting 380m diam circle
Archaeologist Name: C J Sparey Green 1984
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 30, 1988, 315; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
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Carbon Date. 2070BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: antler; from a primary deposit in post pipe 4165; layer 4166, context set 31/13/01.
ID: 15836, C14 ID: HAR 6664 Date BP: 4070 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4140, End BP: 4000
Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85
Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Carbon Date. 2020BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal, id as oak (Quercus sp) from large timber, from infill on outer edge of post-pipe 1647/1635 (W67.1648) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P J Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): Results establish dates of post pits with Late Neo assemblages; linear arrangement structurally similar to post pits at Mount Pleasant and Durrington Walls.
ID: 2281, C14 ID: HAR-6686 Date BP: 4020 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 3940, End BP: 4100
OS Letter: SY, OS East: 693, OS North: 906
Archaeologist Name: C J Sparey Green 1984
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 173; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
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Carbon Date. 2020BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Bone, id as frontal and skull attached to antler from mature stag, AML 843338, from Late Neo post-pit (W67.4947) at Dorchester - Greyhound Yard - Dorset, England. Subm P Woodward 1984. Comment (subm) (PJW): This and HAR-6664, 5508 are consistent with each other, & provide date slightly earlier than Maumbury Rings and Mount Pleasant palisade.
ID: 2279, C14 ID: HAR-6663 Date BP: 4020 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 3940, End BP: 4100
Abstract: plan suggesting 380m diam circle
Archaeologist Name: P Woodward 1984 (Wessex AT)
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 30, 1988, 315; Proc Dorset Natur Hist Archaeol Soc, 106, 1984, 99-106
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
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Carbon Date. 2020BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: wood; from the infill on the outer edge of post pit; layer 1648, pit 1635, post pipe 1647, context set 31/02/01.
ID: 15837, C14 ID: HAR 6686 Date BP: 4020 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4100, End BP: 3940
Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85
Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2020BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: antler; from the primary context of a late Neolithic post pit; layer 4947, pit 4885, context set 21/07/02.
ID: 15835, C14 ID: HAR 6663 Date BP: 4020 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4100, End BP: 3940
Abstract: Dorchester: Greyhound Yard; 1984-85
Reference Name: Bayliss, A, Hedges, R, Otlet, R, Switsur, R, and Walker, J 2012 'Radiocarbon dates: from samples funded by English Heritage between 1981 and 1988', Swindon: English Heritage
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767