Summary
WHETSTONES provided a living for hundreds of residents in a Devon village before farming was industrialised, and a guided walk is shedding light on the trade.
The stones of the Blackdown Hills were ideal for sharpening scythes and axes until the mines ran out in the early 1900s.See the full content of this document
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Walk Uncovers Tale of Stones
Now a tour of Blackboroug...
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