Quern-stone
(重定向自Quernstone)


![Revolving beehive quern-stones and [lower] a saddlestone on display at Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley.](/uploads/202502/05/Cliffecastlemus_0163953.jpg)

Quern-stones are stone tools for hand-grinding a wide variety of materials. They are used in pairs.The lower, stationary, stone is called a quern, while the upper mobile stone is called a handstone. They were first used in the Neolithic to grind cereals into flour.