Summary

Half of the upper stone of a rotary quern, from Traprain Law, East Lothian, Scotland

Accession Number

X.2014.296

Other references

Original description

Incomplete rotary quern, Traprain Law, East Lothian. Incomplete rotary quern, Traprain Law, East Lothian. Approximately half of an upper quernstone, somewhat irregular outline; on upper surface, series of natural shallow cup-shaped depressions; holes for lateral handles visible in section in break-edge; diameter 380mm; 220mm across break; 90mm thickness. Inscribed with chalk, not very distinctly but probably: ‘Traprain / RWF 6/56’ [ie RW Feachem]. Trevor Cowie notes, 8 September 2014: allocated year registration number only for tracking purposes during the Leith Cruiser Store decant September 2014 pending more detailed cataloguing, Site: Traprain Law, East Lothian, Scotland, EUROPE.

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

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

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Method (e.g. excavation)

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Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Traprain Law, East Lothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

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Acquisition

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Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

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