Walker, Carnaby Road, millstone

HER Number:
1574

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Walker, Carnaby Road, millstone

Place:
Walker

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Tools and Equipment

Site Type: Broad:
Grinding Equipment

Site Type: Specific:
Millstone

General Period:
Unknown

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
Sandstone "wheel" about 3.5 feet in diameter and about 5 inches thick with a central hole about 2.5 inches square found at the southern end of Carnaby Road in Walker under the pavement, 18 inches below the surface. Found by an employee of Newcastle City Lighting Department on 29th June 1990 while undergrounding lighting equipment.

Easting:
2886

Northing:
6363

Grid Reference:
NZ28866363

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1574 >> Pers. Comm. A. Lawton 1990