Stone Anchor (12A05)
A small 9kg three hole stone anchor recovered from 35m depth near the Mewstone dropoff.
The single hole at the top would be used to attach a rope while the pair of holes near the base would hold wooden pegs, then deployed these pegs would dig in and provide extra grip on the seabed. The holes are roughly made and the stone itself is well eroded.
This type of anchor was referred to as 'Byzantine-Arab' by Honor Frost (1).
See 10A11 for details about the other single hole stone anchors found in the Plymouth area.
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References
(1) Frost H., 1963, Under the Mediterranean, Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., p49
