Padstone

Padstone
1) Stone on which a timber post is set.
(Kenyon, John R. Medieval Fortifications, 211)
2) A large flat-topped stone on which a timber upright or cruck could be placed instead of putting the post directly in to the ground.
(Beresford, Maurice and Hurst, John. Wharram Percy: Deserted Medieval Village, 137)

Medieval glossary. 2014.

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