Dr Darren Davies

QUERCUS Project PDRA

Geography

+44 (0) 1792 205678 ext 9128

darren.davies@swansea.ac.uk

Basic Welsh Speaker

Office - 216
Second Floor
Wallace Building
Singleton Campus

About

Darren Davies is a member of the Geography Department at Swansea University.

Publications

Research Highlights

Loader, N., McCarroll, D., Miles, D., Young, G., Davies, D., & Ramsey, C. (2019). Tree ring dating using oxygen isotopes: a master chronology for central England. Journal of Quaternary Science, 34(6), 475-490.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3115, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa50379
McCarroll, D., Loader, N., Miles, D., Stanford, C., Suggett, R., Ramsey, C., Cook, R., Davies, D., & Young, G. (2019). Oxygen isotope dendrochronology of Llwyn Celyn; One of the oldest houses in Wales. Dendrochronologia, 58, 125653
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2019.125653, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52632
Loader, N., McCarroll, D., Young, G., Davies, D., James, G., Miles, D., & Ramsey, C. (2019). Stable Isotope Tree-Ring Dates: List 1. Vernacular Architecture, 50(1), 88-93.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03055477.2019.1660956, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52900
Loader, N., Young, G., McCarroll, D., Davies, D., Miles, D., & Ramsey, C. (2020). Summer precipitation for the England and Wales region, 1201–2000 ce, from stable oxygen isotopes in oak tree rings. Journal of Quaternary Science, 35(6), 731-736.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3226, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54357
McCarroll, D., Duffy, J., Loader, N., Young, G., Davies, D., Miles, D., & Ramsey, C. (2020). Are there enormous age-trends in stable carbon isotope ratios of oak tree rings?. The Holocene, 30(11), 1637-1642.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683620941073, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54506

All Research

Journal Articles

Haneca, K., Debonne, V., Davies, D., McCarroll, D., & Loader, N. (2025). Oxygen isotope dendrochronology allows dating of historical timbers across a wide geographical region. Dendrochronologia, 89, 126283
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2024.126283, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68444
Davies, D., Mills, C., McCarroll, D., & Loader, N. (2024). The precise and accurate dating of medieval bridge remains at Ancrum, Scottish Borders, using stable isotope dendrochronology. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 59
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104753, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67708
Nayling, N., Loader, N., Bale, R., Davies, D., McCarroll, D., & Daux, V. (2024). Inter-Genus Oxygen Isotope Dendrochronology of the Newport Medieval Ship Keel. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 53(2), 535-540.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10572414.2024.2326985, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68211
Nayling, N., Loader, N., Bale, R., Davies, D., McCarroll, D., & Daux, V. (2024). Oxygen Isotope Dendrochronology of the Newport Medieval Ship. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 53(1), 245-253.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10572414.2023.2266473, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65715
Loader, N., Miles, D., Bridge, M., Bale, R., McCarroll, D., & Davies, D. (2022). Stable Isotope Tree-Ring Dates: List 4. Vernacular Architecture, 1-3.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03055477.2022.2143088, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62269
PALMER, L., Robertson, I., Lavergne, A., Hemming, D., Loader, N., Young, G., Davies, D., Rinne‐Garmston, K., Los, S., & Williams, J. (2022). Spatio‐Temporal Variations in Carbon Isotope Discrimination Predicted by the JULES Land Surface Model. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 127(12)
https://doi.org/10.1029/2022jg007041, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62118
Loader, N., McCarroll, D., Miles, D., Young, G., Davies, D., Ramsey, C., Williams, M., & Fudge, M. (2021). Dating of non-oak species in the United Kingdom historical buildings archive using stable oxygen isotopes. Dendrochronologia, 69, 125862
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2021.125862, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57516
Davies, D. & Loader, N. (2020). An evaluation of english oak earlywood vessel area as a climate proxy in the UK. Dendrochronologia, 64, 125777
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2020.125777, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55420
McCarroll, D., Duffy, J., Loader, N., Young, G., Davies, D., Miles, D., & Ramsey, C. (2020). Are there enormous age-trends in stable carbon isotope ratios of oak tree rings?. The Holocene, 30(11), 1637-1642.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683620941073, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54506
Loader, N., Young, G., McCarroll, D., Davies, D., Miles, D., & Ramsey, C. (2020). Summer precipitation for the England and Wales region, 1201–2000 ce, from stable oxygen isotopes in oak tree rings. Journal of Quaternary Science, 35(6), 731-736.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3226, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54357
McCarroll, D., Loader, N., Miles, D., Stanford, C., Suggett, R., Ramsey, C., Cook, R., Davies, D., & Young, G. (2019). Oxygen isotope dendrochronology of Llwyn Celyn; One of the oldest houses in Wales. Dendrochronologia, 58, 125653
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2019.125653, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52632
Loader, N., McCarroll, D., Young, G., Davies, D., James, G., Miles, D., & Ramsey, C. (2019). Stable Isotope Tree-Ring Dates: List 1. Vernacular Architecture, 50(1), 88-93.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03055477.2019.1660956, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52900
Loader, N., McCarroll, D., Miles, D., Young, G., Davies, D., & Ramsey, C. (2019). Tree ring dating using oxygen isotopes: a master chronology for central England. Journal of Quaternary Science, 34(6), 475-490.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3115, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa50379

Other Research Outputs

Loader, N., Davies, D., McCarroll, D., Miles, D., Howard, R., Tyers, C., & Young, G. (2022). Merchant Adventurers Hall, Fossgate, York, North Yorkshire. Oxygen Isotope Dendrochronology of Oak Timbers
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60792
https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/9-2021?searchType=research+report&search=*&searchResultsPerPage=100&sort=publicationDate+desc
Loader, N., Davies, D., McCarroll, D., Miles, D., Tyers, C., & Young, G. (2021). Research Report 228/2020 Dacre Hall, Lanercost Priory, Burtholme, Cumbria: Oxygen Isotope Dendrochronology of Oak Timbers
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58178
Loader, N., Davies, D., McCarroll, D., Miles, D., Tyers, C., & Young, G. (2021). Research Report 5/2021 Cockle Park Tower, Hebron, Morpeth, Northumberland: Oxygen Isotope Dendrochronology of Oak Timbers
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58179
Loader, N., Davies, D., McCarroll, D., Miles, ., Tyers, C., & Young, G. (2021). Lodge Farmhouse, Middle Road, Denton, Norfolk, Oxygen Isotope Dendrochronology of Oak Timbers
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60793
https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/6-2021
Loader, N., Davies, D., McCarroll, D., Miles, D., Tyers, C., & Young, G. (2021). Research Report 7/2021 The Manor House, King Street, Fordwich, Kent: Oxygen Isotope Dendrochronology of Oak Timbers
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59669
https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/7-2021
Loader, N., Davies, D., McCarroll, D., Miles, D., Tyers, C., & Young, G. (2021). Research Report 8/2021 Church of Saint Mabena, Saint Mabyn, Cornwall: Oxygen Isotope Dendrochronology of Oak Timbers
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59670
https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/8-2021