Canmore Site 28148: SHERIFFTON - SCONE - SADDLE QUERN (PREHISTORIC)


Description

Site NameSHERIFFTON
Other Name(s)n/a
Site NumberNO12NW 2
Broad ClassAGRICULTURE AND SUBSISTENCE (OBJECT), TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Site Type(s)SADDLE QUERN (PREHISTORIC)
NGRNO 1020 2760
NGR accuracyNGR given to the nearest 10m
Local AuthorityPERTH AND KINROSS
ParishSCONE
Record created1988-02-22
Last updated2002-05-15

Archaeology Notes

NO12NW 2 c. 1020 2760. NO 102 278. A saddle quern made from waterworn granite was found very near the Roman road on Sherrifftown Farm, Old Scone (NO 108 277). It is now in Perth Art Gallery & Museum, No.10/1961. Curator, Perth Art Gallery and Museum 1961. This quern was found in 1961 at approx. NO 1020 2760 by Mr W Robertson, farmer, Sheriffton. Mr Robertston was unable to be more accurate with the find spot or the date of the find. This saddle quern is in Perth Museum, acc. No.10/1961. Visited by OS (W D J) 15 October 1963.

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