Summary

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

Accession Number

X.FRA 1640 A

Other references

Original description

NEWSTEAD COLLECTION. Two pairs of upper and lower quernstones of Niedermendig lava with iron mountings, with the iron spindles registered as i.'15-250 & 251; diam. and height 17.5 x 5 and 4"; 14.5 x 4.5 and 2.5". Anon notes: No location. [MoS description] Moving things, travelling people. Roman supply - the Empire. From the Rhineland. (13) Upper stone of Niedermendig lava quern, Newstead. 80 - 180 AD.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

Newstead Collection

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

1905

Method (e.g. excavation)

Excavated

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1915

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Unknown

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Not recorded

Image

None