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| HER Number: | MDV5452 |
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| Name: | Pot quern at Buckland Abbey |
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Summary
The lower stone of a medieval pot quern which now forms part of a fountain. It has octagonal sides and a carving of a face around the spout hole.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 486 668 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX46NE/501/1
- Tide Project: 10/07/2020
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Late Medieval - 1401 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1949, The Moorstone Age, Part 1, 327 (Article in Serial). SDV274816.
Quern, now part of a fountain. Of Roborough Elvan. Octagonal. One side of the octagonal is occupied with a mask, gargoyle fashion. The flour was delivered through the widely opened mouth of the mask, stretched the wider by the first fingers of the two sculptured hands.
Worth, R. H., 1950, The Moorstone Age, Part 2, 344, Pl. E (Article in Serial). SDV336081.
Worth, R. H., 1971, Worth's Dartmoor, 376, Fig. 109 (Monograph). SDV337619.
Octagonal stone of roborough Elvan with a trough 17.25 inches diameter and 4 inches deep. On one side of the octagon is a gargoyle type mask the mouth of which forms the spout hole for the flour. The mouth is being held open by fingers. The stone now forms part of a fountain with the trough of an apple mill.
Devon Religious Houses Survey, 1986/87, Devon Religious Houses Survey 1986/87. Preliminary Assessment Form. Buckland (Un-published). SDV358417.
Remains of the abbey include a quern.
Watts, S., 1996, Buckland Abbey Pot Quern (Ground Photograph). SDV363740.
Lower stone of a medieval pot quern which now forms part of a fountain in a private garden. The stone is octagonal and the spout hole is decorated with a face.
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2017, South Cornwall Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, 1013 (Interpretation). SDV360825.
Pot quern.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV336081 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1950. The Moorstone Age, Part 2. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 82. A5 Hardback. 344, Pl. E. |
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| SDV337619 | Monograph: Worth, R. H.. 1971. Worth's Dartmoor. Worth's Dartmoor. A5 Hardback. 376, Fig. 109. |
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| SDV358417 | Un-published: Devon Religious Houses Survey. 1986/87. Devon Religious Houses Survey 1986/87. Preliminary Assessment Form. Buckland. Devon Religious Houses Survey. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV360825 | Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2017. South Cornwall Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. 1013. |
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| SDV363740 | Ground Photograph: Watts, S.. 1996. Buckland Abbey Pot Quern. Digital. [Mapped feature: #34367 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5451 | Part of: Buckland Abbey (Monument) |
| MDV5456 | Related to: Apple crusher at Buckland Abbey (Find Spot) |
Associated Finds
- FDV2175 - QUERN (XIII to Late Medieval - 1201 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 30 2024 6:21PM |
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