from Wigtownshire
This perforated waterworn pebble from Wigtownshire is thought to have been used as a charm or healing device in the 19th century. It was probably strung on a string. Charmstones such as this would have either been kept by an individual or would have been part of the possessions of a healer.
Perforated waterworn pebble from Wigtownshire
Perforated stones were regarding as special and as giving some power of divination.
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