Quern-stones are stone tools for hand-grinding a wide variety of materials. They are used in pairs. The lower stationary stone of early examples is called a saddle quern, while the upper mobile stone is called a muller, rubber or handstone from the book ' A history of the Scottish Highlands, Highland clans and Highland regiments ' Volume 2 by Maclauchlan, Thomas, 1816-1886; Wilson, John, 1785-1854; Keltie, John Scott, Sir, 1840-1927 Publication date 1875 publisher Edinburgh ; London : A. Fullarton
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