Canmore Site 243375: BRESSAY, UPHOUSE PARK - BRESSAY - MILLSTONE (NORSE)
Description
Site Name | BRESSAY, UPHOUSE PARK |
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Other Name(s) | MIDGARTH |
Site Number | HU54SW 94 |
Broad Class | AGRICULTURE AND SUBSISTENCE (OBJECT), TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT |
Site Type(s) | MILLSTONE (NORSE) |
NGR | HU 5002 4098 |
NGR accuracy | NGR given to the nearest 10m |
Local Authority | SHETLAND ISLANDS |
Parish | BRESSAY |
Record created | 2003-05-14 |
Last updated | n/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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