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Stanage Edge.
These stones, commonly called millstones, were in fact created for a variety of uses. Some were used as grind stones in the nearby Sheffield steel industry while others were used to pulp wood in the process of making paper. The ones used for milling flour lost favour because they coloured the flour grey so French 'Burr' stones were used which gave a white flour. The collapse of market in these stones was very sudden so it became uneconomical to move them so they were simply abandoned where they were made.
TheJackKetch
Seen these at Rough Tor (pronounced Row) in Cornwall. You can see where they’ve carved one out and then it cracked in half at the last minute. That must have been a bad day in the office.
PerthAussieMike
I recall seeing some of these in the Peak District when I lived in the Midlands back in the early '80s
Maviyakuku
At the mine.
SometimesISayHistoryStuff
Alright, now put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard.
aetherfox
Now hold on, I need to see you rotate that 90⁰ first
KAPTKipper
They look flat
Darklinkinfinite
Now take the top two cards from your library and put them in your graveyard
OliverOtter
Millstones, meet the Millstones, they're the modern agricultural age family.
graehall
Ow my neck
Huor
I’ve got one of those around my neck! Looks just like my ex-wife.
sadurdaynight
all trash becomes priceless given enough time
RenaissanceFaireMan
agonarch
Of all the dirty ways to play...
Kakeukh
I have a sudden urge... To yell YABADABADOOOOO! Wonder why.
Munchman347
Failed attempt to create the first 'all natural' Cheerios...
ZaphodBbx
...Or...Ruins of the auto repair shop Fred Flintstone used.
Aliubi
The Firestone dealer
thechelonianshelmet
Nice, I was thinking it'd be great if someoine made a Flintstones car out of them, then I scrolled down & saw your comment.
Nexus297
conglacious
here come dat boi!
ToasterDent
Onda6g
Deep cut, well played
alwaysupvoteprincessbride
oh shit!!
peedrinkingcrapface
always upvote B.C.
Northwindlowlander
We used to hang out a lot in a rock bar in edinburgh, and it always seemed like everyone was in a band. Everyone had demo tapes, flyers, we felt left out. So we invented a band. We were Millstone. People said what did we sound like, we'd say hard rock, or pretty heavy, stoner, grindcore... Nobody ever got the joke. Or at least if they did, they didn't laugh. But we did.
AllMyPeepsAreMarshmallow
EnchantingWzrdOfRiven
Looks like a sea turtle.
BillHubbard
Not to be confused with milestones.
RichardFenn
Ye olde littering.
swedeonamoose
What i love about time team, so many of their big finds are just literal trash heaps of stuff some bronze age brit threw away.
netutoring
I love their irritation with Victorians. "Goddamn Victorian..." Phil grumbles:P
chester60
These stones, commonly called millstones, were in fact created for a variety of uses. Some were used as grind stones in the nearby Sheffield steel industry while others were used to pulp wood in the process of making paper.
chester60
The ones used for milling flour lost favour because they coloured the flour grey so French 'Burr' stones were used which gave a white flour. The collapse of market in these stones was very sudden so it became uneconomical to move them so they were simply abandoned where they were made.
pufflecakes
Ahhhh I have some here too (Ozarks) that we found in the yard! I think they may be sharpening stones though, no idea
apLundell
For everyone wondering, "Stanage Edge" is an ancient rock quarry where mill stones were once manufactured. These are apparently unfinished ones. Left over from the day the plant shut down, I guess. Time are tough all over.
DeckardB26354
Made by my guild.
PoopholeAintALoophole
Anyone else wanna tap it for 2 mana?
tg2222222
That's so close to where I live. Beautiful place.
RummageSaleBubbler
Am I the only one thinking how well these would roll down the hill?
Ghlargh
These would be damn near a space born kinetic weapon if used in a city with long tall hills.
swedeonamoose
"looks at San Francisco"
thehappyrunner
I'd love for someone more familiar with this era of technology to explain why they wouldn't just keep using it until it was considerably more ground down. Or did they, and this is the smallest practical size?
MusicPenguin
Two options:
Somebody didn't pay for their millstones and there they remain.
or
Somebody didn't want to pay to have the old millstones removed after changing them.
apLundell
These are new-old-stock. "Stanage Edge" is an ancient quarry where millstones were once manufactured. For whatever reason, these never left the factory.
RFT42
Millstones are usually grooved so that when two millstones grind against each other there is a scissor action that cuts the grain. The grooves also allow the flour to flow between the stones. Periodically the grooves need to be re-carved, but I wouldn't have thought that would be a reason to toss the stone. Maybe this is just the remnants of an abandoned gristmill?
MrHappySmiles
These wheels are not very biodegradable…
DaveSamsonite
They are worth a lot
YoWilykat
Technically all stone wheels are biodegradable. It'll take a few hundred million years of wind blown sand and rain for this one to get worn to nothing.
HeSaysFantastic
Technically, that's not biodegrading. Biodegradation is the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi. Stone breaking down by the elements is just erosion.
jeandolly