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Findspot - Iron Age beehive quernstone

Summary Findspot - a beehive quernstone dating to the Iron Age period was found 400m east of the church, Ilmington.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Iron Age (800 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ilmington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 43
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 The complete upper half of an Iron Age rotary quern of beehive type was found incorporated in a garden wall. The quern is fashioned from a medium coarse millstone grit and may have come from one of the quarry workshops in Derbyshire or S Yorkshire. It is 230 mm high and has a conical profile tapering from 280 mm (base diam) to 230 mm. There is a circular grain hollow, 55 mm deep, sunk in the top of the quern which connects with a rectangular-section handle socket. The base is well polished but unusual in being flat rather than concave. beehive querns are uncommon in Warwickshire although at least 2 have been recorded on Meon Hill.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMA vol 30
Author/originator: Pickin J
Date: 1987
Page Number: 46
Volume/Sheet: 30
   
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source WMA West Midlands Archaeology. This publication contains a short description for each of the sites where archaeological work has taken place in the previous year. It covers Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Some of these descriptions include photographs, plans and drawings of the sites and/or the finds that have been discovered. The publication is produced by the Council For British Archaeology (CBA) West Midlands and is published annually. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Iron Age About 800 BC to 43 AD

The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age and before the Roman period. It is a time when people developed the skills and knowledge to work and use iron, hence the name ‘Iron Age’ which is given to this period. Iron is a much tougher and more durable metal than bronze but it also requires more skill to make objects from it. People continued to use bronze during this period.
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monument HOLLOW * A hollow, concave formation or place, which has sometimes been dug out. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument WORKSHOP * A building or room used for small scale manufacture. Use more specific term where possible. back
monument BEEHIVE * A receptacle used as a home for bees, traditionally made of thick straw-work in the shape of a dome, but sometimes made of wood. back
monument GARDEN WALL * A stone or brick wall either in, or enclosing, a garden. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back
monument MILLSTONE * One of a pair of large circular stones used for grinding corn in a mill. back

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