Rotary quern. Two fat discs of coarse grey stone almost half a metre wide, the upper disc having a hole in the centre around which is carved a raised ring. Carved grooves radiate from the centre.

Dublin Core

Title

Rotary quern. Two fat discs of coarse grey stone almost half a metre wide, the upper disc having a hole in the centre around which is carved a raised ring. Carved grooves radiate from the centre.

Identifier

ABDUA:17165

Description

Upper stone decoration: radial grooves.

Source

Field Collection Date: 1865

Format

stone schist, Dia: 431 mm Th: 88 mm

Type

Physical Object

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Lily Loch West Cults Peterculter Aberdeenshire

Provenance

Acquisition Source: Hepburn, John.B