NMS Archaeology Object 137271: X.FRA 1616 - Block
Description
Summary
Block, from Newstead, Roxburghshire
Accession Number
X.FRA 1616
Other references
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Original description
NEWSTEAD COLLECTION. Large block of pink sandstone 22 x 15 x 14", now polygonal, the remains of three squared faces dressed with elaborate patterns apparently squares and triangles filled with herring-bone, one face worn as whetstone (cf. p.144). Anon notes: ?Principia well.
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
Not recorded
Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)
Unknown
Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)
Not recorded
Image
None
Identifiers and Links to Other Records
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| Identifier / External Link | Linked Record | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canmore Site Id: 55621 | NEWSTEAD - MELROSE - ROMAN FORT (ROMAN) | Definite | |
| NMS Accession Number: X.FRA 1616 | No linked record | Identifier supplied by NMS |
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