Sett Makers Banker, Slopes of Staple Tors, West Dartmoor
N 50° 33.541 W 004° 03.665
30U E 424841 N 5601325
A single Sett Makers Banker, early granite mason "workbench"
Waymark Code: WMB1CH
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/23/2011
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Sett-makers banker is a crude work bench used for the dressing of granite stone which took place on site to save unnecessary labour and the cost of transportation of the heavy stone. The masons were preparing the stone for pavings for towns around Dartmoor. There are many of these “work benches” on the south-eastern side of Staple Tors.