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| HER Number: | MDV11411 |
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| Name: | Quernstone from Oxdown Farm, Axmouth, Colyton, Seaton |
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Summary
The lower stone of a pot quern from Oxdown Farm, Axmouth but which more recently formed a cap on the gate pier of a house on the south side of the Seaton Road. It has also been suggested that is was an early cider press.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 25 91 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axmouth |
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| Civil Parish | Colyton |
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| Civil Parish | Seaton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMOUTH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SE/45
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Editors, 1911, Early cider mill from Axmouth, 209 (Article in Serial). SDV123867.
A medieval quernstone from Huxdon Farm, where it stood in the farmyard and was used as a pig trough. The stone was bought by a local resident following a fire at the farm 15-20 years ago during which the farmhouse and buildings were burnt to the ground. It also been suggested that the stone is an early cider press because of the hole through the side.
Worth, R. H., 1949, The Moorstone Age, Part 1, 327 (Article in Serial). SDV274816.
Worth, R. H., 1971, Worth's Dartmoor, 373, Fig. 107 (Monograph). SDV337619.
Lower stone originally from Oxdown Farm but now forming the cap on a gatepost on the south side of Seaton Road. The stone is ten-sided with panel ornament. The spout hol is through an angle of the stone rather than through one of the faces. There are projections either side, perhaps for fixing the quern to a frame. The stone is 12in high, the trough 14.5in diameter and 3.5in deep.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1244 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Quern stone now forms gate pier of house on south side of the Seaton road. From medieval mill at Oxdown Farm.
SMR.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV123867 | Article in Serial: Editors. 1911. Early cider mill from Axmouth. Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries. 6. Unknown. 209. |
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| SDV274816 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1949. The Moorstone Age, Part 1. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 81. A5 Hardback. 327. |
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| SDV337619 | Monograph: Worth, R. H.. 1971. Worth's Dartmoor. Worth's Dartmoor. A5 Hardback. 373, Fig. 107. [Mapped feature: #3142 Map object very approximate, ] |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1244. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV8421 - QUERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 5 2024 4:00PM |
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