Summary

Iron catapult bolt from the Roman site at Newstead, 80 - 100 AD

Accession Number

X.FRA 207

Other references

Original description

NEWSTEAD COLLECTION. Bolt-shaped, socketed Arrowhead of iron, 3 3/4" long. "Rom. Fron. Post," Pl. XXXVII, fig. 12. [MoS description] Bloodshed, weapons and heroes. Extra advantages. Artillery and other weapons. (2) Catapult bolts, Newstead and Strageath. 80 - 200 AD.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

Newstead Collection

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

1905

Method (e.g. excavation)

Excavated

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1915

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Unknown

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Not recorded

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