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Innerpeffray

Saddle Quern

Site Name Innerpeffray

Classification Saddle Quern

Canmore ID 161161

Site Number NN91NW 148

NGR NN 903 177

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Perth And Kinross
  • Parish Muthill
  • Former Region Tayside
  • Former District Perth And Kinross
  • Former County Perthshire

Archaeology Notes

NN91NW 148 903 177

NN 903 177 Found beside the River Earn during the course of the finder's work as a river bailiff. The quern is composed of very weathered felsite. It is oblong in shape with one end slightly bulbous and the other more regular and squared-off. It has a smooth, slightly concave upper surface consistent with use as a saddle quern. Length 430mm; width 250mm; height 100mm. Allocated to Perth Museum and Art Gallery. Acc. no. 1999.384.

M Hall 1999

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