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Quernstone

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from Dunadd, Argyll

Postcard of Quernstone.
000-100-104-145-C
© National Museums Scotland

Quernstone

A quernstone was used to grind corn or grain. This example is one of several found at the site of the royal hillfort of Dunadd in Argyll. It was used sometime between 580 and 800.

The quernstone has a collar around the central hole. The small hole near the edge was used to insert a wooden handle, for turning the stone. The stone is incomplete.

Quernstones were essential tools, commonly used in Scotland into the 18th century, especially on rural sites. They were an effective, if laborious, method for grinding. Some quernstones in the first millennium AD were widely traded.


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Online ID: 000-100-104-145-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.GP 324
Date: 580 - 800
Between 580 and 800
Material: With collar round central hole; vertical handle slot and a cup hollow; incomplete
Dimensions: 15.75" x 12"
What: Quern
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Where: Scotland, Argyll, Dunadd
Scotland, Argyll, Kilmartin, Dunadd
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Description: Quernstone from Dunadd, Kilmartin, Argyll, 580 - 800
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