Summary

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

Accession Number

X.FRA 321

Other references

Original description

NEWSTEAD COLLECTION. Iron shovel. "Proceedings," Vol. XLVII, p. 387, Fig. 2, No. 5. Updated from SCRAN full data set, December 1998. F Hunter note, 2014-11-03: from pit XCIV (Antonine) [MoS description] Melting rocks, forging metal. Iron and steel. The Roman smiddy. (4) Forge shovel, Newstead. 80 - 180 AD. [Scran caption] This iron forge shovel was found at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It was used by the blacksmith in the furnace to arrange the fuel sometime between 80 and 180 AD. The shovel has a twisted handle and a hammered out terminal to ensure a firmer grip. Date: Between 80 and 180 AD. Material: Iron. Dimensions: Length: 70.0 cm. References - Clarke, D.V., Breeze, D.J., and Mackay, Ghillean. The Romans in Scotland. An introduction to the collections of the National Museums of Antiquities of Scotland. Edinburgh: National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, 1980, p 60.; Curle, J. A Roman frontier post and its people: the fort of Newstead. Glasgow: MacLehose, 1911, p 388, fig. 2.

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

Image

None