"Date stone" redirects here. For the stone found in the centre of the fruit of date palms, see Drupe.
A datestone 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 date of a renovation or alteration.[1]
A datestoneA datestone on Knypersley First School
Specific locations have often been chosen for datestones, viz.
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