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Title: Quern stone
Item Name: Food Preparation and Consumption

Description:

Fragment from a grey stone quern (top stone) with traces of burning on it. Possibly limestone. Broken radially, with a smooth finish to the conical hopper. Found eroding out of cliff at Fraisthorpe (in clay layer). A quantity of Medieval pottery was also found in the area.


Culture: Medieval
Materials: limestone
Measurements: Diam:24cm; Ht:7cm; Wt:1.5kg
ID_Number: ERYMS : 2008.19