NHER 41219 (Find Spot record) - Medieval millstone
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12NW |
|---|---|
| Ecclesiastical | SAXTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | CORPUSTY AND SAXTHORPE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March 2005. Found amongst pieces of concrete dumped in causeway across water channel.
Quadrant fragment of upper millstone of millstone grit, 520mm x 330mm, latter is distance from central hole to remaining edge.
170mm of hole remains.
Thickness at centre 150mm. X chiselled in upper side
Andrew Rogerson (NLA) identifies as medieval millstone. He suggests the X is an idle mark rather than indicating the upper side as E. Rose (NLA) suggested.
Photo (S1) in file.
Destination of find to be determined.
E. Rose (NLA), 7 March 2005.
Find now with Norfolk Mills Trust.
[1] reports that [2] states this was the site of a bridge 'high enough to hang a man from' which collapsed. Rubble was brought from the farm in Post Office Lane and a ruined bakery in Little London to fill up the hole, so the millstone could have come from any of these.
E. Rose (NLA), 14 June 2005.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- MILLSTONE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Sep 23 2005 3:40PM