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Record ID: NARC-B59A45
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four fragments from possibly three seperate greisen rotary querns dating to the Romano-British period. The fragments are triangular in plan and wedge shaped in section. 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 greisen stone is coarse with prominent mica flakes with ragged edges up to 7 mm across and coarser quartz grains up to 10 mm across set in a finer matrix of quartz and mica with black tourmaline inclusions. The fine-grained inclusion i…
Created on: Friday 14th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 18th September 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-B3B395
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of grey lava quern stone of possible Roman or later date, probably imported from the Rhine. The fragment is roughly rectangular in form, terminating on all sides in old breaks. Towards one narrow edge it has an expanded rim(?) that gives the entire fragment a sub-triangular profile. The interior grinding surface is relatively smooth with no evidence for ridges or similar. It measures 80.42mm in length, 65.09mm in width, 29.01mm in thickness and 178.51g in weight. This quern is possibly of Roman date, although a later, Medieval, date cannot immediately be ruled out.
Created on: Friday 14th June 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 10th September 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Badingham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-CBDB03
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a Hertfordshire puddingstone quern, a join piece with a fragment previously recorded through the PAS as SF-026163. It is triangular in section, preserving parts of the curving outer surface and possibly at the point of the triangle a small area of the grinding surface, although this is now mostly missing due to old breaks. This fragment measures 99.20mm in length, 59.86mm in width, 80.04mm in thickness, and weighs 547g. Querns such as this are probably Roman-British in date, c.43-410 AD.
Created on: Tuesday 27th August 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 27th August 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Combs', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-FCFEB3
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of the upper stone of a Roman rotary sandstone quern (AD 43-409). The fragment includes the outer edge but not the inner edge. The lower surface has 'peck' marks and is smoothed as a result of use. When complete, it would have been circular in plan and the outer diameter would have been about 370.0mm. Greyish brown overall, it is sub-rectangular in cross-section and the breaks are old. Length: 122.0mm; width: 98.0mm; thickness: 36.8mm. Weight: c. 644.0g.
Created on: Saturday 17th August 2013
Last updated: Saturday 17th August 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-496A26
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman - medieval lava stone quern fragment. Maximum thickness 34 mm.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd August 2012
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dickleburgh and Rushall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-AE5326
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Granite lower stone or base from a rotary quern with a central hole that would have contained the wooden staff or 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 stone is about 480 mm in diameter and about 230 mm in height at the hole or eye which is 40 mm in diameter and a complete perforation. Such perforations may have enabled the spindle to have been fixe…
Created on: Monday 7th January 2013
Last updated: Thursday 14th February 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-280188
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment (consisting of roughly one third) of the upper stone of a rotary hand mill or quern. The date of the quern is uncertain but probably dates from the Roman to Medieval periods. There is a sub circular recess on the upper face of the quern which would have acted as a socket for a long handle. The maximum diameter of the recess is approximately 15.6mm. The upper face of the quern is uneven. The reverse is flat apart from a sub rectangular recess next to the interior side of the quern. The quern is discoid in shape. It measures approximately 154.4mm in length. Width: 83.13mm. Th…
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanford le Hope Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-27ED38
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment (consisting of roughly one third) of the upper stone of a rotary hand mill or quern. The date of the quern is uncertain but probably dates from the Roman to Medieval periods. There is a sub circular recess on the upper face of the quern which would have acted as a socket for a long handle. The maximum diameter of the recess is approximately 14.9mm. The upper face of the quern is uneven. The reverse is flat. The quern is discoid in shape. It measures approximately 113.3mm in length. Width: 53.15mm. Thickness at the outside edge: 33.09mm. A similar quern is recorded under r…
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2012
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanford le Hope Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B28324
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two complete beehive quern stones tops of Roman date. The stones are domed with a fluted upper surface and central perforations. Both stones appear to have side perforations though these are extremely worn on one. Unmalted grain would have been poured into the vertical central perforation while the stone was turned by a handle projecting from the side perforations. The upper stone was held in place over the lower stone by a bridge or rynd of wood or metal - frequently iron - which is likely to account for the iron plug in one of these examples. Quern stones have been used since th…
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 27th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-D40182
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of drak brown stone with high percentage og quartzite and grit inclusions. Rectangular in section, and trapezoidal in plan due to the breaks, the lowers srface is uneven and broken, while the upper surface is smooth and slightly concave. The basic form of the upper surface and nature fo the stone suggest that this may be a fragment of quern stone of Roman date. Several quernstones can be found on this database for comparison.
Created on: Friday 11th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 11th May 2012
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Record ID: NARC-A65590
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a quern stone of Early Roman date. Roughly triangular in shape with a bevelled outer edge. the stone is pinkish in colour, with large quartzite grit inclusions.
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 9th May 2012
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Record ID: LANCUM-12AFC3
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Nearly complete upper half of a Roman beehive quern, probably dating from the 2nd century AD. The stone is very heavy and dome-shaped with a fluted upper surface. Only one small piece from the outside is missing, but the central perforation as well as the side perforation are still present. Unmalted grain would have been poured into the vertical perforation whilst there would have been a wooden handle in the horizontal hole for turning the quern stone on top of the lower stone. The rotary quern used circular motions to grind the material, meaning both the quern and the handstone were …
Created on: Wednesday 2nd November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Silloth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6BC576
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of grey lava quern stone of possible Roman or later date, probably imported from the Rhine. The fragment terminates in old breaks at both ends but preserves part of the curved outer edge as well as the grinding surface, which has radiating transverse ridges. It measures 196mm in width, 128.14mm in length, 52.11mm in thickness and 1686g in weight. This quern is possibly of Roman date, although a later, Medieval, date cannot immediately be ruled out.
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bacton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6BB598
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of grey lava quern stone of possible Roman or later date, probably imported from the Rhine. The fragment terminates in old breaks at both ends but preserves part of the curved outer edge as well as the grinding surface, which has radiating transverse ridges. It measures 116.77mm in width, 95.87mm in length, 34.44mm in thickness and 378g in weight. This quern is possibly of Roman date, although a later, Medieval, date cannot immediately be ruled out.
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bacton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-C4F6C0
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A millstone grit upper stone from a quern or hand-mill in the form of a truncated cone shape. The degree of wear is such that only half of the handle-hole is left the rest having been ground away. Handle slot is 40 x 70 & 20mm deep. Hole at bottom of feed hole is 40 dia.
Created on: Tuesday 29th November 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 11th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stowe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-877001
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of the upper stone of a Roman rotary quern made from puddingstone. About a quarter of the domed circular quern survives. The inverted cone shape of the hole, through which the grain was poured down to the grinding surface is clearly visible. The lower stone on which this stone would have sat was not found.
Created on: Thursday 22nd July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 12th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hardwick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E4F2F3
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Approximately half of a circular rotary quernstone of Roman (probably mid 1st to mid 2nd century) date. The truncated conical piece represents half of a top stone from a 'beehive' type quern. It is made from puddingstone, probably of East Hertfordshire origin. At the centre is an inverted conical hopper. The piece measures approximately 210mm in diameter, 90mm high and weighs 3040g.
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2011
Last updated: Thursday 26th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ugley', 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.

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-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.