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Bakestone
A round, cast iron plate with curved grip handle, with an 'S' hook suspended on side. Used in Cardiff to bake bread, oatcakes and cakes on an open fire. It has many different dialect names in Welsh: 'gradell' in north Wales and parts of Ceredigion; 'planc' in the south-west; and 'maen' or 'llechwan' in the south-east.
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Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
54.186.1
Historical Associations
Association Type:
Place: Caerdydd | Cardiff
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
diameter
(mm): 270
Height
(mm): 230
Weight
(kg): 8.7
Material
Iron
Location
St Fagans Life Is gallery : Open Hearth
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