Summary

Whetstone, from Newstead, Roxburghshire

Accession Number

X.FRA 1625

Other references

Original description

NEWSTEAD COLLECTION. Large whetstone of pink sandstone, broken, 13 x 8 x 5", one broad face smoothly dished, the other worn into three deep intersecting grooves. c. 1" wide. Anon notes: No location.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

Newstead Collection

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

1905

Method (e.g. excavation)

Excavated

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1935

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Unknown

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Not recorded

Image

None