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[HBP#22] - Coralie Mills - Discovering Scotland's Past with Dendrochronology
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- Heritage Buildings Podcast
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- Nov 18, 2025
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- 4670
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🎙️ You can also access the full Audio version of this Podcast by searching for 'Heritage Buildings Podcast' on - Apple, Spotify, Amazon, PocketCasts, and any of your other favourite podcasting apps! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to another episode of the Heritage Buildings Podcast! In this episode, Vincent Reed is joined by Dr Coralie Mills, a leading dendrochronologist and wooded landscape archaeologist, and founder of Dendrochronicle, a consultancy based in Scotland. Coralie shares her journey into dendrochronology, how her early love of landscapes grew into a lifelong passion for understanding Scotland’s timber history. She discusses some of her most notable projects, including work on St Giles’ Cathedral and Needpath Castle, offering fascinating insights into past woodland management and timber use. The conversation also explores the challenges and opportunities within the field today, the importance of preserving historic timbers in buildings, and the future of dendrochronology research in Scotland. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below is a more detailed breakdown of the video with relevant timestamps Click the time on the left to jump straight to that section 00:00 Introduction to Dr. Coralie Mills 01:26 Coralie's Early Influences and Education 03:53 Journey into Environmental Archaeology 07:47 Exploring Dendrochronology 10:59 Historic Wooded Landscapes 16:18 Timber Trade and Woodland Management in Scotland 32:15 Challenges in Scottish Dendrochronology 42:46 Differences in Timber Conservation Between England and Scotland 44:24 Challenges with Structural Engineers and Old…