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Early Medieval whetstone
A pebble of fine-grained Old Red Sandstone has been neatly squared and used in a variety of ways: a) the top and bottom surfaces show polish and may have been used for polishing rather than wetting; b) the left side is dished and has probably been used for whetting; c) the squared ends have been artificially bruised or pitted; d) the lower end is markedly facetted.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/J.2
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Section 5, Cut XVII, Layer (12), Context- A/O? A: Powdery soil, usually light in colour with some stone, much bone, charcoal flecking. O: A spread of Ash and charcoal on the old ground surface, sometimes associated with built hearths.
Measurements
length / mm:66
width / mm:29
thickness / mm:23
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