MHG48606 - Miniature Rotary Quern - Strathbrora
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Upper half of a miniature sandstone rotary quern (158mm diameter) found in a field ditch in Strathbrora, Sutherland, not far from a broch and hut circles. The lower surface is smoothed from grinding, although damaged by ?pecking on one area. Disc querns were the typical form during the Iron Age and later in the north of Scotland. This example seems to have been functional, given the wear, although whether made for a child or for a specific purpose (such as grinding small quantities of something other than grain, perhaps some valued substance) is unclear. <1>
The quern was submitted to Treasure Trove (TT 83/03) and allocated to Inverness Museum. See TT artefact report. <2> <3>
Listed under Acc. No. 2004.031 in IMAG catalogue. <4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SHG28432 Text/Publication/Article: Heald, A.. 2004. 'Strathbrora (Clyne parish), miniature rotary quern', Discovery Excav Scot, vol. 5. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 70. Online. pp.70.
- <2> SHG28208 Dataset/Database File: Treasure Trove. 2019. Highland Finds from Treasure Trove Annual Reports 2004-18. Treasure Trove. Digital. TT 83/03.
- <3> SHG28370 Text/Record Form: Treasure Trove. 2019. Treasure Trove Artefact Reports for Highland Area 1994-2018. Treasure Trove. Digital. TT 83/03.
- <4> SHG25836 Collection/Catalogue: Inverness Museum & Art Gallery. Inverness Museum & Art Gallery Accession registers. "004.031.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 820 103 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC81SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CLYNE |
Finds (1)
- ROTARY QUERN (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/273612 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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