Find Spot record MLI20043 - IRON AGE/ROMANO-BRITISH BEEHIVE QUERN
Summary
IRON AGE/ROMANO-BRITISH BEEHIVE QUERN
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Captain Cragg, of Threekingham Hall, has a sandstone beehive quern about twelve inches in diameter. {1}{2} Captain Cragg is now dead and his collection has been sold by auction. The present location of the quern was not determined.{1} Querns-Captain Cragg has a fine beehive quern from Northorpe ploughed up by one of his tenants. This is far out in the old fen for such a find. It is 1 ft in diameter, 5ins high and very well made.{3}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2145 Index: Parish card index of the former South Lincolnshire Archaeology Unit. DONINGTON. - HEALEY H.
- <2> SLI2989 Index: SMR FILE. DONINGTON. TF 23 NW:E; TF 13 NE:U -.
- <3> SLI2469 Index: OS CARD INDEX. DONINGTON. TF 13 NE:10 (TF 23 NW:4),1964, DA.
- <4> SLI63 Article in Monograph: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. GAZETEER 1836 P 270.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TF 1836 3638 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DONINGTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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