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Early Medieval whetstone
Shaped slipstone or whetstone, sub-rectangular in plan with slight tapering at one end. Rectangular in cross-section. One edge and the upper face have been utilsed for sharpening and are smooth. There is a single linear channel running along the middle of the upper surface, just off-centre. The bottom face is unworked. There is purple and black staining along part of the upper surface and at the ends of the whetstone.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
92.58H/4
Find Information
Site Name: Llangorse Crannog, Llangors
Grid Reference: SO 129 269
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1991
Notes: Corridor 1 3.4 m
Measurements
maximum length / mm:197
length / mm
maximum width / mm:57.1
width / mm
minimum width / mm:47.2
width / mm
thickness / mm:22.1
weight / g:572.4
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