Rotary quern

Description

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

Museum reference

X.FRA 1641 A

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Rotary quern

Date

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 1641 B. Diameter 420mm; height 137mm. Weight 34kg. Vertical iron handle socket (diameter 50mm, height 41mm) on the side of the stone, held in a bent perforation through the stone by lead; the two arms of the socket protrude 50-55mm from the lead. Spindle plate set into top of feeder pipe and held with lead; length (with lead) 131mm. Found in pit X. Illustrated in Curle 1911, pl XVII, left.

Collection place(s)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Newstead Collection

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record