Canmore Site 45306: CULCREUCH - FINTRY - ROTARY QUERN


Description

Site NameCULCREUCH
Other Name(s)n/a
Site NumberNS68NW 5
Broad ClassAGRICULTURE AND SUBSISTENCE (OBJECT), TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Site Type(s)ROTARY QUERN
NGRNS 620 876
NGR accuracyNGR given to the nearest 100m
Local AuthoritySTIRLING
ParishFINTRY
Record created1988-04-11
Last updated2000-04-12

Archaeology Notes

NS68NW 5 620 876. The upper stone of a rotary quern, found in trenching a shallow moss in the "Standing Stone" park on the Culcreuch estate, was donated to the National Museum, Edinburgh. The stone measured 15ins in greatest length, its upper surface was cut into ribs, and had a socketed projection on one side for the insertion of the handle. (There is a standing stone near Culcreuch - 21 NE 3). Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1868 Upper stone of sandstone quern from Fintry, presented to the museum in 1866 (Acc.No.BB.1). National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) 1892

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