Beehive quern / upper stone / portion

Description

Portion of the upper stone of a beehive quern of purple igneous rock, from Newstead (Trimontium), Roxburghshire

Museum reference

X.FRA 1646

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Beehive quern / upper stone / portion

Style / Culture

Romano-British

Physical description

Igneous rock, purple, more than half upper "behive", socket-hole at side.

Collection place(s)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Newstead Collection

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record