Topstone of beehive quern used in gatepost as a weight. (1)
Medium-grained sandstone. Complete upper stone of tall beehive quern. Flat, worn grinding surface with slight lifting facet at edge opposite handle-socket. Spindle-wear opposite handle-socket 7cms high up interior of feed-pipe. Feed-pipe off centre. Sub-rectangular handle-socket. The raw material, shape and manufacture details suggest the quern could be a product of the Wharncliffe quarry, near Deepcar, Yorkshire. Both feed-pipe and handle have sub-triangular cross-sections indicating the method of drilling. (2)

<1> Guilbert G, 13/05/1985, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT736.

<2> Wright L, 2008, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT2073.