Abstract
The millstone grit of the Peak District provided the greatest supply of millstones made of native rock in Britain over many centuries, including the first half of the twentieth. The paper describes and lists the quarries and working areas as completely as possible. It describes the types of millstone made over the centuries and deduces from the archaeological remains the process by which they were made. Ancillary topics such as tools, smithies, transport and mason's marks are briefly touched upon, and the Bole Hill Quarry Railway and its possible connections with the millstone industry is briefly described.
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