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A Strange Find
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A couple of years ago I found 2 bits of stone in my garden which fit closely together and look as though they were made by someone at some time. Could be a mortar and pestle or a mould of some kind or I could be barking up the wrong tree entirely. They are small - about 15cm long by 10 cm wide and 4 thick. If you'd like to offer any suggestions about their purpose origin or whatever, you can see some pictures at http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/stone-images
I'm very interested in any comments
Peter
I'm very interested in any comments
Peter
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Very interesting, it does look like some kind of tool. Have you checked for more? There could be more finds. It does look like a mortar and pestle. I have seen a similar one used in a documentary about africa, its for grinding up food. My granny used to have something similar, but its more like a bowl shape and the pestle is like a giant stone pebble, it was very old, been passed down generations.
Hope it helps.
Thanks to all who responded, specially Octavius who led me to lots of sites about querns.
The Museum told me that this is a stone which has become coated with ironstone waste, probably in run off water from a mine. They are apparantly quite common in the northeast nad Weardale in particular because of old mines.
Thanks again
Peter
The Museum told me that this is a stone which has become coated with ironstone waste, probably in run off water from a mine. They are apparantly quite common in the northeast nad Weardale in particular because of old mines.
Thanks again
Peter