Rotary quern / lower stone

Description

Lower stone of a rotary quern of fine igneous rock, from Newstead (Trimontium), Roxburghshire

Museum reference

X.FRA 1645

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Rotary quern / lower stone

Style / Culture

Romano-British

Materials

Igneous rock

Physical description

Igneous rock; rotary, flat bun-shaped with radially-chiselled grinding surface unworn except at edge, central perforation.

Collection place(s)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Newstead Collection

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record