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Anvil & Punches

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found at Carlingwark Loch, Kirkcudbrightshire

Postcard of Anvil & Punches.
000-100-034-807-C
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Anvil & Punches

This iron anvil and two iron punches are part of a hoard of native and Roman objects placed in a cauldron and deposited in Carlingwark Loch in Kirkcudbrightshire between 80 and 200 AD.

The anvil tapers towards a point, now broken, which would have been set into a wooden block or into a larger metal base.

It is often difficult to distinguish between a Roman and native tool. The Romans had better access to raw materials and craftsmen, but the types of tools were similar. Tools were also traded and copied. Iron was a valuable resource.


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Online ID: 000-100-034-807-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DW 43
Date: Between 80 and 200 AD
Material: Iron
Iron
Iron
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What: Anvil
Punch
Punch
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Where: Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
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Description: Iron anvil from Carlingwark Loch
Iron punch from Carlingwark Loch
Punch of scrap iron from Carlingwark Loch
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