Rotary quern

Description

Upper stone of a quern from the Roman fort of Newstead (Trimontium), Scottish Borders

Museum reference

X.FRA 1642 A

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Rotary quern

Date

Romano-British
80 - 100

Style / Culture

Romano-British

Materials

Niedermendig lava

Physical description

Upper stone of a quern of Niedermendig lava, complete with iron fittings. Forms a pair with lower stone x.FRA 1642 B. Diameter 420mm; height 120mm. Weight 33kg. Vertical iron handle socket with midrib (diameter 52mm, height 49mm) on the side of the stone, held in a bent perforation through the stone by lead; the two arms of the socket protrude 89mm and 94mm from the lead. Spindle plate set into top of feeder pipe and held with lead; length (with lead) 154mm, width 30mm. Found in pit XIX. Illustrated in Curle 1911, pl XVII, right.

Collection place(s)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Newstead Collection

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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