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Bakestone
A round, cast iron plate used in Manorafon 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.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
50.402.1
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
diameter
(mm): 380
Width
(mm): 420
Material
iron
Location
St Fagans Nant Wallter : In fireplace
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