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from Newstead, Roxburghshire

Postcard of Pin.
000-180-001-431-C
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Pin

This iron pin was found at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It would have been used to pin together objects, sometime between 80 and 180 AD.

The long pin has a perforated head and tapers to a point.

The Roman army needed blacksmiths to make iron tyres, fittings, and nails, as well as to repair weapons. A number of tools used in the smiddy have been found in the Roman forts, as well as a wide range of objects produced by the blacksmiths.


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Online ID: 000-180-001-431-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 492
Date: Between 80 and 180 AD
Material: Iron.
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Who: Newstead Collection
Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
Event:
Description: Pin of iron, from the Roman site at Newstead
References:
  • Curle, J. A Roman frontier post and its people: the fort of Newstead. Glasgow: MacLehose, 1911, Pl. LXX, 2. 
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