Monument record MDR465 - Cluther Rocks, Hayfield - Quern, Millstone maufacture.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SK 0740 8783: Cluther Rocks, Quern, Millstone Manufacture: Dimensions: Di.= 1.5m (4.5ft), De(centre)= 0.3m (1ft): Flat upperstone to a possibly Romano-British quern, found at Cluther Rocks and reported to Sheffield City Museum on 27.10.1969. Central hole had a diameter of 0.25m (9in.). (1) Millstone manufacturing site. (2)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR14539 Index: NDAT. NDAT: 1216.. 1216.
- <2> SDR15814 Article in serial: Tucker, D. 1985. 'Millstone making in the Peak District of Derbyshire: The quarries & the technology', Industrial Archaeology Review. Vol 8, pp 42-58.
- <3> SDR9025 Bibliographic reference: Memoirs of the Geol. Survey of Great Britain 1971: The Geology of the Country Around Chapel-en-le Frith. p 354.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 0740 8783 (10m by 10m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HAYFIELD, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR3789
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Record last edited
Mar 18 2015 9:56AM