Canmore Site 243375: BRESSAY, UPHOUSE PARK - BRESSAY - MILLSTONE (NORSE)


Description

Site NameBRESSAY, UPHOUSE PARK
Other Name(s)MIDGARTH
Site NumberHU54SW 94
Broad ClassAGRICULTURE AND SUBSISTENCE (OBJECT), TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Site Type(s)MILLSTONE (NORSE)
NGRHU 5002 4098
NGR accuracyNGR given to the nearest 10m
Local AuthoritySHETLAND ISLANDS
ParishBRESSAY
Record created2003-05-14
Last updatedn/a

Archaeology Notes

HU54SW 94 5002 4098 HU 5002 4098 A miniature toy millstone of sandstone, with a maximum diameter of 49mm and maximum height of 9mm, was found among rabbit scrapings, in a field of rough grazing, by 9-year old Adam Parsons of Bressay. Edge chipped, on an otherwise well-defined circumference. There is an incised collar on the upper side around the central perforation. This side is decorated with various incised markings. On the underside there is a neatly chiselled sile slot, measuring 22 x 5mm, and 10 small pecked marks are also present. Toy millstones and toy quernstones are of limited distribution in the archaeological record, only 14 have been found in Shetland and 8 in Norway. They date from the Viking to Late Norse medieval period. Shetland Museum Acc. No. A53-2002. Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT.10/02). A Duffus 2002

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