Quern / upper stone

Description

Upper quernstone of quartzite from Newstead (Trimontium), Roxburghshire

Museum reference

X.FRA 1651

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Quern / upper stone

Style / Culture

Romano-British

Materials

Quartzite

Physical description

Quartzite, coarse-grained; raised rim to the hopper, perforated for the handle between the upper surface and side; a third of the upper surface decorated with deeply pecked grooves, a radial groove on each side of the perforation.

Collection place(s)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record