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is typically an embedded stone with the date of engraving and other information carved into it. They are not considered a very reliable source for dating a house, as instances of old houses being destroyed and rebuilt (with the old date stones intact) have been reported, or may in some cases be the
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Specific locations have often been chosen for datestones, viz.
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Index

date palms
Drupe


corbel
gable stone
Gatepost
keystone
lintel
Marriage stone
Cornerstone
Turton Local History Society
ISBN
978-1-904974-01-7
Scotland's Marriage and Date Stones
The Societe-jersiaise
An essay on datestones (mostly in London)
Categories
Archaeological artefact types
Dating methodologies in archaeology

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