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Object number2017.017.1

Titlerotary quern

Descriptiontop stone of a rotary quern with fully pierced central hole, and one fully pierced hole to one side for a vertical handle used to turn the stone while grinding corn. Another partially-drilled hole is opposite. Believed found in Banffshire. Iron Age.

Production periodIron Age

Object namequern, rotary

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