quern

skylady

While ploughing field a Friend found 2 quern stones - 1 round one oval and a what may be a post hole with wood in it - what should he do?

slowburner

skylady wrote: »

While ploughing field a Friend found 2 quern stones - 1 round one oval and a what may be a post hole with wood in it - what should he do?

Report it to the National Museum.
Details here:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=83658391&postcount=1

randomperson12

weve a rock in our field and its ina funny place right beside a blocked up drain always wondered whats under it

slowburner

randomperson12 wrote: »

weve a rock in our field and its ina funny place right beside a blocked up drain always wondered whats under it

If you posted up a picture we might be able to help you with identification.

randomperson12

how do you post up a picture

slowburner

randomperson12 wrote: »

how do you post up a picture

You can upload a photo to one of the many image hosting sites. These usually give you the facility (code) for embedding the image into posts. Many people prefer this method. You will need to register with these sites.
Alternatively, you can use the Boards.ie system. The explanation below makes it sound complex but it is really quite simple and straightforward once you get the hang of it.

• click the Manage Attachments dialogue box under Additional Options
• this will open a new window from which you can browse files on your device
• select the Browse button. This will open another window showing the files available on your device
• select the image (or file) you want to post
• select Open
• Select Upload in the Manage Attachments window
• Select the file under Current Attachments this opens the image in a new window
• Select the Insert Image icon at the top of your post (the icon that looks like a postcard). This opens a dialogue box saying Please enter the URL of your image
• Enter the URL from the menu bar of the window with the image
• Select OK and the image will appear in your post

skylady

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randomperson12

nice pieces

randomperson12

i like the white one that other ones fairly big

skylady

Person from local museum did come out to see the querns but finder wasnt asked to fill in any forms (as mentioned on another post) and 6 months later they still lie in a shed -perhaps not rare/suitable for museum display ?Nearby While ploughing my friend also noticed post hole with wood in place about a foot deep- this is the first time this meadow/field would have been ploughed/drained/fenced - would these finds indicate a settlement?

randomperson12

is there aringfort or any earthworks nearby or in that field

slowburner

Two things.
The National Museum would be interested in the quern stones. The local museum may not have appreciated them but they appear to be nice examples of rotary querns, possibly late Iron Age/Early Mediaeval.

The wooden post could be from any time so you would need to give more information about the context. If it is in very peaty soil, it's possible that it's an early post or part of an interesting structure. If the soil is light and uncompacted, it's probably just a recent fence post or an old tree.
It's not worth speculating without information about the context and surroundings.

skylady

Three 'usual' forts within 1/4 mile but not in the immediate vicinity. Low lying area - guessing it may have been marshy at one stage - alongside very small stream that drains small lake 1/2 mile away.

randomperson12

could have been left in field when they where being used and the person who had them forgot them or that wass the field they worked