Summary

Unidentified piece of worked wood, one end sawn and the other roughly chopped, said to be from J. Curle's excavations at Newstead Roman fort, Melrose, Roxburghshire

Accession Number

X.FRA 4230

Other references

Original description

Piece of worked wood; unidentified; split; one end sawn, the other roughly chopped; many tool marks. Organic / wood. Said to be from Roxburghshire / Melrose / Newstead / NT 5634. Said to be from J. Curle's excavations at Newstead Roman fort: the donor had come into possession of it through his wife's father, who got it from a painter and decorator in Galashiels called Tate or Tait who knew Curle. 345 mm L x 94 mm B x 43 mm Th.

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)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1981

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Not recorded

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

None