Carnaby Road, millstone

HER Number

1574

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Carnaby Road, millstone

Place

Walker

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Findspot

Site Type: Specific

Millstone

General Period

UNCERTAIN

Specific Period

Uncertain

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

428860

Northing

563630

Grid Reference

NZ428860563630

Sources

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