The Iron Age
Craft and Industry
Whetstone, Carronbridge
- Period:
- Iron Age
- Description:
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Found on the east side of the Nith in the Iron Age enclosure at Carronbridge, this whetstone is a typical example of the type. Whetstones, made of stone, were used for the sharpening of knives. This example has a long rectangular shaped block of fine grained stone, probably sandstone. All the edges have been rounded off. It is discoloured with probable red iron stains.
- Place of Discovery:
- Carronbridge
- Materials/Media:
- stone & sandstone
- Dimensions:
- length: 111 mm width: 35 mm depth: 25 mm
- Source:
- Dumfries Museum & Camera Obscura
- Accession number:
- DUMFM:1995.1.31
- Digital Number:
- RPD0316
- RCAHMS site record:
- Carronbridge Enclosure
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