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Arniston
Quern
Site Name Arniston
Classification Quern
Alternative Name(s) Arniston Estate
Canmore ID 53277
Site Number NT35NW 22
NGR NT 32 59
NGR Description NT c. 32 59
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/53277
- Council Midlothian
- Parish Borthwick
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Midlothian
- Former County Midlothian
Note (1988)
Arniston, Ouernstone NT 32 59 NT35NW 22
In 1828 an upper stone from a rotary quern found on Arniston Estate was given to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (RMS, BB 41). It is of red sandstone, about 0.3m in diameter; the narrow handle-hole perforating the upper angle of the stone is an unusual feature, but comparable examples were found at the Parkburn long cist cemetery (NT26NE 28).
RCAHMS 1988
(Henshall 1956, 261)
