The Neolithic
Domestic & Farming
Axe sharpening stone, Balker
- Period:
- Neolithic
- Description:
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A broken sandstone slab with a ground, concave surface. Stones like this are hard to date but it is too small to be a quern for grinding cereals. It may have been used for polishing and sharpening stone axes.
- Place of Discovery:
- Balker, Inch
- Materials/Media:
- Sandstone
- Dimensions:
- Length: 120mm
- Source:
- Stranraer Museum
- Accession number:
- WIWMS 1945.31
- Digital Number:
- SMAH 065
- Copyright:
- Dumfries & Galloway Council
