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WHETSTONE
Unique ID: NLM-A02571
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Schist, possibly Norwegian
Possible Hone fragment. Small fragment from a mullion of schist. The angled end and part of one side appear smoothed; other surfaces are probably broken. If the identification is sustained, this could be a small piece of a medieval whetstone; the English market for hones was dominated by Norwegian schists through the Medieval period. In the later medieval period, it is possible that undressed mullions of schist were imported to be either shaped or worn to shape by the purchaser. Suggested date: Possibly Medieval, 1300-1500.
Length: 25.5mm, Width: 19.7mm, Thickness: 13.3mm, Weight: 10.15gms.
Class: possibly Norwegian Schist
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.5 mm
Width: 19.7 mm
Thickness: 13.3 mm
Weight: 10.15 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th April 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM20277a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Spridlington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0084
Four figure Latitude: 53.343454
Four figure longitude: -0.499429
1:25K map: TF0084
1:10K map: TF08SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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