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Summary

Upper stone of beehive quern situated in room above the north porch.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22SW/3/17

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Child, P. C., 2004, Quern (Correspondence). SDV321350.

Beehive quern situated in Hartland (Stoke) church museum above the north porch. About 12 inches high and 12 inches diameter, tapering to about 6 inches diameter at the top, and flat based. A hole is drilled down the centre to put in the grain and a smaller socket low down on the side for a handle. Possibly Late Iron Age.

Watts, S., 2006, Quern (Personal Comment). SDV336259.

Upper stone of Iron Age beehive quern of 'Hunsbury' Type, with flat grinding surface and handle hole drilled through to bottom of 'hopper'. Grinding surface has worn through to handle hole. 27.5 centimetres maximum diameter.

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 1696 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

'Bee-hive' quern situated above north porch. About 12" high & 12" diameter, tapering to about 6" at top, & flat base. A hole is drilled down the centre to put in the grain and a smaller socket low down on the side for a handle. Possibly late Iron Age.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds

• FDV2359 - QUERN (Late Iron Age to Unknown - 100 BC)

Associated Events

• EDV3892 - Unnamed Event

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