Quern (Warkworth)
[Marginal] In 1854, in making a new road across Warkworth Moor, a quern was found about a foot below the surface, in the vicinity of Morwick Mill.
The lower stone is a circular disc of no great thickness, and the runner is of conical form, having at the top a cavity splayed outwards to receive the grain, and on the side near the bottom, a hole to receive the handle.
In the same year and near the same place a creeing-trough was found about a foot under the ground. The cavity is 7 inches in diameter, and is nearly 4 inches in depth. (1)
The finds are noted to be out of context and are thought to have come from Morwick Mill. No new information is noted. (2)
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The lower stone is a circular disc of no great thickness, and the runner is of conical form, having at the top a cavity splayed outwards to receive the grain, and on the side near the bottom, a hole to receive the handle.
In the same year and near the same place a creeing-trough was found about a foot under the ground. The cavity is 7 inches in diameter, and is nearly 4 inches in depth. (1)
The finds are noted to be out of context and are thought to have come from Morwick Mill. No new information is noted. (2)
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 January 2021 licensed under the Open Government Licence [www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/]
N5556
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT, Southern Trunk Main Warkworth to North Gosforth. Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Assessment 2006; Tyne and Wear Museums
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