Summary

Plumb bob of grey sandstone, conical with a modern string, Antonine, Romano-British, excavated at the Roman fort at Mumrills, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 140 - 165 AD

Accession Number

X.FRB 592

Other references

Original description

(FRB 1-619) Finds from the excavations at Mumrills, near Falkirk, Stirlingshire in 1923-8 (P.S.A.S. LXIII, 503-66). (592-607) Stone. (592) Conical plummet of grey sandstone, diam. 3.2", projection at base with T-shaped perforation (fig. 128). [MoS description] Shaping stone. Roman stonemasons. (1) Plumb bob, Mumrills. 80 - 180 AD. [Scran caption] Plumb bob from Mumrills, Stirlingshire. A plumb bob is the weight at the end of a line, used to test the depth of water or that something is vertical. This stone example was found at the site of the Roman fort at Mumrills in Stirlingshire. It was used for building work sometime between 140 and 165 AD. The plumb bob is conical in shape, and resembles modern examples. The holes for attaching the line are visible on the top.

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

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Mumrills, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1930

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Not recorded

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

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