Quern / rotary stone

Description

Rotary quern stone of micaceous schist, probably unfinished, with a lentoid profile, one face is irregular, with little sign of working apart from some flaking around the edges to thin it to the desired thickness, the upper surface is pecked into a low domed profile with a conical feeder pipe which flares onto the upper and lower surfaces, from Benbecula, Inverness-shire, c. 1800 - 1810

Museum reference

X.BB 25

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Quern / rotary stone

Date

c. 1810

Materials

Micaceous schist

Physical description

Micaceous schist

Collection place(s)

Benbecula, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

A.A. Carmichael

References

NMAS 1892 catalogue (p.76)

PSAS 8, 1869-70, 282-3