Easter Loanrig Quernstone

A small bun-shaped quernstone was observed by G Bailey in a pile of stones beside the River Avon north of Easter Loanrig Farm in 1997.  It measured about 0.4m in diameter and had a small central hole.  By the time of a visit to make a fuller record a week later it had been removed.

Such quernstones are unusual in the Falkirk district, probably due to the imposition of feudal mills.  The stone was probable of Iron Age date.

G.B. Bailey, 2026