Record ID: LVPL-6E766B
Object type: MORTAR (VESSEL)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone mortar of probable late medieval to post medieval date (c. AD1400- 1700). The mortar has been carved from a single block of stone and is sub-oval in plan and U-shaped in profile. Projecting from the rim are three semi-circular lugs for stability and decoration. A triangular void has been chiselled out of the top of each lug and a modern blue triangular inlay has been inserted. One side of the object has been damaged and repaired with modern mortar or concreate. This repair may have occurred at the same time that the lugs were modified. At the base of the object is a circula…
Created on: Thursday 23rd November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitkirk', grid reference and parish protected.