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| HER Number: | MDV66691 |
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| Name: | Lower Stone of Rotary Quern at Kingsett Farm, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Lower stone of rotary quern, possibly dating from the Iron Age.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 538 806 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/204
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 2002, Rotary Quern (Worksheet). SDV236199.
Lower stone of a possibly late prehistoric rotary quern of 'beehive' type. The quern was found some ten years ago in a field above the River Tavy. Now at Kingsett Farm. The coarse-grained granite stone is 31 centimetres diameter by 8.3 centimetres deep with a spindle hole 4 centimetres wide and circa 7 centimetres deep. The underside is rough and undressed with a smooth sloping top surface with some traces of polish.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV236199 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. A. P.. 2002. Rotary Quern. Worksheet. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV130978 | Related to: Field system north of Wapsworthy Bridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV4692 - QUERN (Early Iron Age to Unknown - 700 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 12 2021 2:29PM |
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