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It's just a pity that the surface of the rock is quite uneven - have a look at this picture of this broken-up carved stone in Ireland ( http://www.irishmegaliths.org.uk/zKillycluggin1.htm ) and imagine using that as a millstone. I am the only commentator that has seen the stone and the suggestions that it was a millstone are just ridiculous. (Similar to describing a dog as a giraffe). We know the history of the area very well - the local history society - the softback locally-published guides - the estate map - and there has never been a flour mill within at least two miles. "You're as good as your last gig".

But what I really need is a copyright-free image - preferably a Victorian print - of a stone with a carved circle or spiral square on. Two adjoining circles would be ideal.

Aye, and there's no flour mill recorded in Wallsend Dene, despite some pretty heavy duty local history recording, but there's a fragment of millstone in a wall of me mam's backlane...

Why would 2 adjoining circles be useful? The Victorian prints of spirals are pretty iffy you know, they wouldn't really help decide one way or the other. The Collingwood Bruce jobs are the best, but they're not suitable for comparison with Harper's Lane.

Got to keep an open mind Venerable Artiste, just not so open that all the ideas fall out... ;)

(I'd best not mention the pecked chevrons on the turret of the Toon Wall)