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Forge shovel

Description

Forge shovel of iron, with twisted handle and hammered out terminal, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), Roxburghshire, 140 - 180 AD

Museum reference

X.FRA 321

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Forge shovel

Date

2nd century

Style / Culture

Romano-British

Materials

Iron

Physical description

Iron

Collection place(s)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Newstead Collection

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

national museum of scotland »
level -1 »
scotland galleries »
early people »
melting rocks, forging metal »
l008

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