found at Newstead, Roxburghshire
000-100-036-957-C
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Turf cutter
This iron turf cutter was found at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It was used to cut turfs when constructing ramparts, sometime between 80 and 180 AD.
Iron scythe or turf cutter from Newstead
Roman soldiers were builders as well as fighters. On the march, they built temporary ramparts and ditches around their camps. Once an area had been conquered, the army built forts and permanent barracks of wood or stone.
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000-100-036-957-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland X.FRA 291 |
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Between 80 and 180 AD
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Iron
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Scythe / turf cutter
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| Who: |
Newstead Collection
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| Where: |
Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
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- 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 57.
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