Record ID: CAM-1C5565
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman puddingstone rotary quern dating to the first or second century AD. Fragment of pudding stone, probably from a Roman quern stone. The fragment is irregular in shape but possesses one deliberately flat surface, probably the grinding surface. The fragment measures 140mm in length and 81mm in width. Pudding stone is a conglomerate of pebbles held together in a natural cement of silica and sand
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston Colville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-4BDCA1
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half of the upper stone of a greisen rotary quern, semi-circular in plan and plano-convex in profile and section. The upper surface shows the remains of a central hopper or recess, and a wedge-shaped aperture at one end which was part of the socket for slotting a wooden handle into the stone quern. The handle would have allowed the upper section of the two-part quern to be rotated over the base section, with the grain between the two, so that it was ground into flour. The break beyond the socket, an obvious weak spot, looks more recent as it is not too abraded. The diameter of the …
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-4C0E82
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
Large weathered granite lower stone or base of a rotary quern with a central hole for a wooden spindle to hold it to the upper stone of the rotary quern which would have also been perforated centrally. The spindle would have allowed the upper section of the two-part quern to be rotated over the base section, with the grain between the two, so that it was ground into flour. The stone is about 530 mm in diameter and about 100 mm thick at the eye which is 60 mm in diameter and a complete perforation. Such perforations may have enabled the spindle to have been fixed to a lever set beneath …
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Sunday 7th August 2016
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Record ID: CORN-4C2AE3
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of the lower stone of a weathered granite rotary quern with a central hole for a wooden spindle to hold it to the upper stone of the quern which would have also been perforated centrally. The spindle would have allowed the upper section of the two-part quern to be rotated over the base section, with the grain between the two, so that it was ground into flour. The upper stone is now broken into two pieces, and the larger piece is also pictured here. The diameter of the larger piece is about 290 mm and the height about 80 cm, and the diameter of the eye or hole about 30 mm. T…
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-4C36F3
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of the upper stone of a greisen rotary quern, semi-circular in plan and plano-convex in profile and section. The upper surface shows the remains of a central hopper or recess, and a wedge-shaped aperture at one end which was part of the socket for slotting a wooden handle into the stone quern. The handle would have allowed the upper section of the two-part quern to be rotated over the base section, with the grain between the two, so that it was ground into flour. The break at one end of the fragment looks more recent as it is not too abraded. This quern fragment was found …
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-F4C747
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half of the upper stone of a weathered granite rotary quern with a small central hole for a wooden spindle to hold it to the lower stone of the quern which would have also been perforated centrally. The spindle would have allowed the upper section of the two-part quern to be rotated over the base section, with the grain between the two, so that it was ground into flour. The diameter of the sotne is about 350 mm and the height about 70 cm, and the diameter of the eye or hole about 20 mm. The granite is medium grained and has weathered so that its softer inclusions of felspars have wo…
Created on: Friday 1st June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-7C9322
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of grey lava quernstone probably of Roman date. The outer edge is curved. The upper surface is slightly concave, with several grooves running parallel to the curved edge. The underside is flat. There are worn breaks on three edges. It is 195mm long, has a maximum width of 108.42mm and is 23.98mm thick.
Created on: Tuesday 19th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-2D0B30
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a quernstone found in association with Roman material. The fragment is plain and convex. The stone is pink/red in colour and has numerous micaceous inclusions.
Created on: Friday 30th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NLM-6B83F3
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A top of Roman rotary quern stone made of light grey granite. The quern is dome-shaped with a flat underside and the rounded top has sustained some damage and is incomplete. In the centre is a perforation expands at the top and has a maximum diameter of around 110mm. Near the base of the quern, on one side is a smaller perforation with a maximum diameter of around 51.0mm. The general diameter of the quern is 320mm and the height is 170mm.
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Limber', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-9BB234
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a gritstone rotary quern; uncertain date - Roman to Medieval. Fragment of a circular disc; one surface is flat and smoothed through use (particularly around the outer edge), the other side is rough and uneven. Central circular hole (diameter c.50mm). Probably a disc (rather then beehive) quern. Pinkish gritstone. Diameter c.350-400mm, thickness 65-70mm.
Created on: Thursday 30th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ingleby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-9C2472
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Coarse sandstone rotary disc quern fragment; uncertain date - Roman to Medieval. Fragment of a circular disc; one surface has a 65mm width perimeter border then it is recessed to a depth of about 10mm and slopes gently towards the centre; the other surface is flat and smoothed through use. The sandstone contains fossil sea shells (bivalves?). Diameter 400+mm, thickness at perimeter 65-70mm, thickness at most central point 30mm.
Created on: Thursday 30th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ludford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-BC5DC6
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman stone fragment from a rotary quern dating AD43-410. This is part of the lower stone of a hand turned quern made from volcanic lavastone from the Mayen-Niedermendig area of the Eifel Hills region of Germany. The fragment includes part of the outer edge and the inner edge to the spindle. The lower surface is pecked and the upper surface and the outer edge are dressed with lined tooling. On the upper surface the lined tooling comprises sections of diagonal parallel lines, spaced 2-3mm apart, and the sections are off-set against each other. On the outer edge there are vertica…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 25th November 2010
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Record ID: BH-22EDB6
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a rotary quernstone. The piece represents part of the outer edge of a circular quernstone. The remaining curvature suggests that this is from a hand-operated quern of between 0.5m and 1m diameter. A portion of the flat grinding surface remains at the top; the underside is irregular and may be damaged. The material employed is a coarse-grained gritstone in which occasional gravel-sized particles are contained within a sandy matrix. This stone is not found locally and has probably been imported from elsewhere in the country. The fragment measures up to 38.5mm wi…
Created on: Friday 10th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 10th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B05291
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a rotary quernstone of Roman (probably mid 1st to mid 2nd century) date. This piece represents part (approximately one quarter) of a hemispherical lower stone from a 'beehive' quern. The quern is made of puddingstone - a conglomerate containing rounded pebbles of various sizes set within a quartzite matrix - of probable East Hertfordshire origin. The surfaces are heavily pitted as a result of working. At the centre of the upper surface is a surviving portion of the hole into which the spindle would have fitted. The radius of the stone is approximately 120mm an…
Created on: Saturday 22nd January 2011
Last updated: Saturday 22nd January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maulden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B0C897
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone (probably a lower stone) from a Roman rotary quern. The stone is circular in plan and has, at its centre, a circular spindle hole measuring 32mm in diameter by 50mm deep. The upper surface has a gentle downwards slope, the outer edges are vertical, while the underside is flat and has not been finished to the same degree as the other surfaces. The stone is an unidentified gritstone of probable non-local origin. Overall, the object measures approximately 350mm in diameter and 90mm high. The weight is estimated to be approximately 15kg.
Created on: Saturday 22nd January 2011
Last updated: Saturday 22nd January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maulden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-99FDB0
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a hand-turned rotary quern, made from volcanic basalt lava probably imported from the Rhine area. Probably the lower stone. Includes the outer edge and the inner edge of the central hole (diameter c.40mm) which would have taken the spindle. The lower surface is pecked. The upper surafce is smoothed through use, although with numerous voids natural to the stone (up to c.15mm length). Outer edge slightly bevelled towards the underside. Mid grey with two large white inclusions visible in one of the breaks (6.8mm-9.2mm). Width c.200-210mm, thickness c.45mm, radius c.220mm, est…
Created on: Monday 4th April 2011
Last updated: Monday 4th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Torksey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-859FC5
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a rotary hand-quern of probable Roman date. The convex upper surface indicates that this is part of a base stone. The piece represents part of the outer side of an originally circular stone, the diameter of which would have been slightly wider than that of the remaining piece. The stone used is a reasonably fine-grained limestone and has been worn smooth in places. Adhering to the outside is what appears to be a patch of iron corrosion, which may have originated from an attached iron band. The piece measures approximately 280mm wide, 80mm deep and weighs in excess of 2…
Created on: Friday 15th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 12th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-85B741
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two adjoining fragments of a circular rotary quernstone from a small hand-mill. The two pieces represent approximately one quarter of the original stone. At the centre is a portion of the central spindle hole. The upper surface is flat and bears some concentric grooves from the milling process. Part of the curved outer edge survives. The stone employed is a coarse-grained gritstone of uncertain origin. The piece measures 140mm wide, indicating an original diameter of approximately 300mm. It measures up to 175mm long, 50mm thick and weighs 1.495kg. Small rotary querns are a reasona…
Created on: Friday 15th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 12th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-85D191
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a rotary quernstone, probably dating from the Roman period. The piece does not retain any portion of its outer side. The worked surface is slightly concave. The stone is an unidentified coarse gritstone which contains frequent large white pebbles. The object measures 125mm long, 100mm wide and 50mm thick. It weighs 959.8g.
Created on: Friday 15th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 12th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-85E584
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a rotary quernstone, probably of Roman date. The piece does not appear to retain any portion of its outer side. Both surfaces show evidence of having been shaped the upper surface, worn smooth, has a 'pecked' appearace from the shaping process, while the underside bears several parallel grooves. The thickness of the stone decreases towards the outside. The material employed is an even-grained, coarse gritstone of uncertain origin. The object measures 110mm long, 95mm wide (remaining diameter) and up to 32mm thick. It weighs 434.7g.
Created on: Friday 15th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 12th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.