Wood identification?

[Draven]

Howdy folks
In my garden, we had a treestump. Originally I thought it was just a post, but it still had bark and we couldn't think why the post would be there anyway, so I'm assuming it was a tree cut off about 1.5 metres above the ground for whatever reason.
Anyway, it bugs me to death every time I mow the lawn, so I whipped out my new folding saw and axe and cut the sucker down... and was quite shocked at just how hard the wood was.
Anyway, heres a pic:

Sorry for the bad quality... it's a bit more orangey-brown than in that pic.
The bark is a very dark brown and pretty thin, it flaked quite a bit when I scraped some off, though it has been dead for years at least.
Anyway, I'd just like to know what kind of wood it is, like I say, it's pretty hard so I'm hoping to make some knife handles out of it when it's dried out and maybe a chopping board... and of course a few spoons
Cheers folks!
Pete

 

[Floyd Soul]

Its very hard to tell from the picture! Especially because it's dead theres no foliage to go on.

Chances are its a hardwood being that you say its hard. A softwood when dead, you'd kick the stump over with your bare shoe!

 

[Tadpole]

if it's in a normal garden setting, I'd go for a fruit wood something like Apricot, plum, cherry, or pear (they are all from the same familiy of woods: Rosacea.) on the other hand it might be apple or the like. What does (did) it smell like when cut

 

[Snufkin]

Very hard to tell from the pic. The description of the bark could point to hawthorn.

 

[Draven]

Right, well, I don't have a clue what the leaves looked like sadly, like I say, I thought it was a post until yesterday

And the smell! I forgot to mention that. I really can't quite put my finger on it, though I do have a blocked nose. It smells almost bitter, if that makes any sense, like it's something citrus-y Although it seems to smell different every time I smell it. Kinda pear-y now. Maybe I'm just imagining it

Looks like there was a branch pretty near the ground at one point, and another a couple feet up, but they're scarred over now. Quite thick, in the region of 5-8cm.

And also, if it helps, the log is about 5-6 inches in diameter.
Cheers folks
Pete