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Early Medieval whetstone
A crude whetstone a thin pebble of Old Red Sandstone. The right side is markedly dished and the bottom less so through use in this way. The top has a smooth (but not polished) convex surface and may have been used for rubbing. Both ends show traces of battering, which may be recent.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/J.4
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Cut VI w, Layer (1), Context- C/D C: Black, usually greasy soil, with small angular rubble; much bone, charcoal flecking; rich in finds. D: Large, often slabby stones, with smaller stones interspersed; dark humus-soil; relatively few bones or finds.
Measurements
length / mm:137
width / mm:65
thickness / mm:29
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