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GRINDSTONE
Unique ID: YORYM-95C8D6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 71.7 mm
Width: 67.5 mm
Thickness: 42.3 mm
Weight: 303 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st May 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Ground/polished
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Scarborough (District)
To be known as: Brompton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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