NMS Archaeology Object 137298: X.FRA 1643 - Rotary quern / upper stone / portion Rotary quern / hopper


Description

Summary


Two pieces of the upper stone of a rotary quern of millstone grit and two crescentic hoppers, from Newstead, Roxburghshire


Accession Number


X.FRA 1643


Other references

Not recordedND

Original description

NEWSTEAD COLLECTION. Two pieces of upper stone of rotary quern of millstone grit, est. 16.5" x 3"; two sunk crescentic hoppers, each with a quadrant-shaped hole, flank a broad level zone. RMS notes: Curle 1911, Plate XVII centre).

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

Not recorded

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Unknown

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Not recorded

Image

None

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