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Ground stone tool, possibly a whetstone, from West Burrafirth, Shetland

Whetstone of sandstone from the River Avon, West Lothian

Whetstone of 'verde antico', found near the ruins of St Salvador Chapel, Shapinsay, Orkney, 800 - 1250 AD

Whetstone (Hvæssesten), Bronze Age, from Denmark

Whetstone (Hvæssesten) of quartzite, Bronze Age, from Denmark

Whetstone, from Scandinavia

Whetstone, from Scandinavia

Whetstone, from Scandinavia

Whetstone, from Scandinavia

Whetstone of slate, from Knowe of Rowiegar chambered cairn, Rousay, Orkney

Whetstone, from Knowe of Rowiegar chambered cairn, Rousay, Orkney

Whetstone, from Knowe of Rowiegar chambered cairn, Rousay, Orkney

Whetstone, from Knowe of Rowiegar chambered cairn, Rousay, Orkney

Four stones used as whetstones and part of a stone cup or anvil stone, from Taversoe Tuick chambered cairn, Rousay, Orkney

Whetstone of red-brown micaceous sandstone with squared sides and hour-glass perforation at one end, from Stanydale, Sandsting, Shetland

Whetstone of micaceous schist with one end partly perforated, from Meiklerigg Farm, Stenton, East Lothian, Early Bronze Age