from Tappock, Stirlingshire
This polished stone was found at the native broch settlement site at Tappock in Stirlingshire. It may have been used as a burnisher, perhaps in the production of leather. The stone was used sometime between 100 BC and 400 AD.
Polished stone of flinty slate used as a burnisher, from Tappock, Stirlingshire
There were three stages to prepare a skin to make leather. First the hide was removed from a dead animal using knives. Next, it was cleaned. Then it was preserved by rubbing salt, a mineral like alum or oils into it, using tools such as this one.
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