Casgliadau Arlein
Amgueddfa Cymru
Chwilio Uwch
Early Medieval whetstone
A naturally squarish slab of Old Red Sandstone has been used in a variety of ways: (a) the top, bottom, and both sides show traces of polish, presumably through use as a rubbing-stone; (b) subsequently, all but the left-hand side have lost part of their polished areas and have become slightly dished through wetting; (c) the top surface has a long, fairly deep groove, presumably for sharpening pins; (d) the right-hand side has a number of very shallow, roughly parallel grooves, which may be the result of whetting.
Pwnc
Rhif yr Eitem
Gwybodaeth am y darganfyddiad
Enw'r Safle: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Nodiadau: 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.