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from Newstead, Roxburghshire

Postcard of Pin.
000-190-002-080-C
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Pin

This large, bronze pin is one of several found during excavations at the site of Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It may have been used to fasten clothing. The pin dates from sometime between 80 and 180 AD. This picture shows the back.

Pin of bronze, from the Roman site at Newstead, Roxburghshire, 80 - 180 AD

Newstead was the largest auxiliary fort in the Scotland in the late 1st century AD. In the 2nd century it held a cavalry regiment and legionary detachment. Excavations at Newstead have revealed much about the layout and daily life in Roman forts in Scotland.


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Online ID: 000-190-002-080-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 715
Date: 80 - 180 AD
Between 80 and 180 AD
Material: Bronze
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Who: Newstead Collection
Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
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References:
  • Curle, J. A Roman frontier post and its people: the fort of Newstead. Glasgow: MacLehose, 1911, p 337, Pl XCII, 15. 
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