Record ID: WILT-B73031
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment hemi-ovoid shaped Sarsen saddle or grinding quernstone dating to period c. 800 BC- AD 410. Half of the quern is missing. The upper surface is longitudinally concave. In the concavity is a small circular recess possibly part of its original function or later reuse. There is iron staining on the incomplete quern suggesting that the quern may have been used for iron working. Tap slag from iron smelting has been recovered from the field, perhaps supporting this suggestion. The object measures 274mm in max length and 67mm in maximum thickness.
Created on: Tuesday 4th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 11th December 2018
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Record ID: WILT-B604C9
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment (consisting of roughly one quarter of the upper stone of a stone rotary hand mill or quern dating to the period AD 43-410. The quern appears to be formed from greensand stone, which would fit with the local geology of the findspot. The quern is slightly convex on the upper face, the lower surface is flat. The object measures 201mm in maximum length and 48mm thick.
Created on: Tuesday 4th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 21st December 2017
Spatial data recorded.