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| HER Number: | 30538.10 |
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| Name: | TREWERN - Iron Age findspot, Romano British findspot |
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Summary
The two halves of a rotary quern found beneath the turf in the centre of Trewern Round in 1845.
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument CO728: Trewern Round
Other References/Statuses
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW43SW 46
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 30538.10
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW43SW 167
Monument Type(s):
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Romano British - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
Edmunds in 1845 records the find of the two halves of a rotary quern beneath the turf in the centre of Trewern Round (30538) (b1). The quern stones were presented by Edmunds to Penzance Museum (b2).
<1> Edmonds, R, 1848, On the Hill-Castles and Cliff-Castles of Penzance, VOL I, 245-247 (Article in Journal). SCO5202.
<2> Edmonds, R, 1857, The Celtic and other Antiquities of the Land's End district of Cornwall, 365 (Article in Journal). SCO5096.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO5202 - Article in Journal: Edmonds, R. 1848. On the Hill-Castles and Cliff-Castles of Penzance. Trans Penzance Natural History and Antiquarians Society. 1. VOL I, 245-247. |
| [2] | SCO5096 - Article in Journal: Edmonds, R. 1857. The Celtic and other Antiquities of the Land's End district of Cornwall. Archaeologia Cambrensis. 3 (Third Series). 350-368. 365. |
Associated Finds
- FCO2161 - ROTARY QUERN (Romano British - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 30538 | Part of: TREWERN - Iron Age round, Romano British round (Monument) |
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