Condition

3
Millstone quarry
Post-Medieval
163976
Dumfries and Galloway

Description

An intertidal millstone quarry is located on the rock platform between Lagmuck Sands and Glenstocken Sands. The Lower Carboniferous conglomerate sandstone was quarried between the late 18th and late 19th centuries for millstone. Extraction pits and roughouts of unfinished millstones can be found across the rock platform.

Location

285874.00
552481.00
27700
54.8540688
-3.7792199

Submitted photographs

Image Date Caption User
Possible extraction pit 04/09/2013 Possible extraction pit training1
Possible extraction pit
Detail of millstone rough out 04/09/2013 Detail of millstone rough out training1
Detail of millstone rough out
General view of rock platform with unfinished millstones in foreground and middle of image 04/09/2013 General view of rock platform with unfinished millstones in foreground and middle of image training1
General view of rock platform with unfinished millstones in foreground and middle of image

Submitted updates

Update id Date User
1282 04/09/2013 RuthMagz
Tidal state Low
Site located? Yes
Visibility above ground Limited visibility (partial remains)
Access accessible - difficult terrain
Local knowledge don't know
Description An intertidal millstone quarry is located on the rock platform between Lagmuck Sands and Glenstocken Sands. The Lower Carboniferous conglomerate sandstone was quarried between the late 18th and late 19th centuries for millstone. Extraction pits and roughouts of unfinished millstones can be found across the rock platform.
Systematic survey and recording of quarrying remains. Priority 3.
Comments Background information researched by John Picken and available on the following website http://meuliere.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/php/results2.php

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