This saddle quern was found in the lake in front of the house. There are crannogs (artificial lake islands built of stone and wood)in this and other lakes on the estate. Quern stones were used for ...

Their original sites were at the ancient settlements of Porthmeor, Trewey-Foage and Kerrow. Water worn, as well as ground down, the Porthmeor quern stone was sourced from the cove below.