A stonemason who could read?
However, Stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.
Did the stonemason catch something that was common in his time?
The son of a stonemason, he was known from middle age for going unshod
and wearing ragged clothes.
Thomas Telford, then a stonemason, but later an eminent civil engineer,
was among those who worked on its construction.
After initial aggressive attempts at reaching the wall failed,
Akbar ordered a complement of 5,000 expert builders, Stonemasons, and carpenters to construct sabats(approach trenches) and mines to reach the walls.
It's a testament to the region's Stonemasons that Rataba continues to stand after 500 years and several earthquakes-
although the walls are deeply eroded, pillars dangerously awry, and parts of the exterior collapsing.