Find Spot record MDO2501 - Quern stone found at Stinsford

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Summary

A saddle quern of pinkish sandstone was found in 1973 at the base of a field boundary. Though presumably moved to the field boundary in the course of recent agricultural activity, this find suggests a settlement in the near vicinity.

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A sandstone saddle-quern was found half buried at the base of a boundary hedge at SY 69959198, in 1973. It is 10.0ins long, 6.25ins wide and 4.75ins high, and of the same type as those found at Maiden Castle (SY68NE7) in a Neolithic and Iron Age 'A' horizon. In the possession of Mr P.F Williams. <1>

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  • --- Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453561.
  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1974. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1973. 95. 102.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6995 9198 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Stinsford; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 105 024
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SE 163
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453561

Record last edited

Nov 2 2023 2:45PM

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