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This iron fitting was found during excavations at the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It was used for an unknown purpose sometime between 80 and 180 AD.

One end of the long fitting has a short projecting arm ending in a loop. There are holes at both ends of the object.

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: 000-180-001-424-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 447
• Date: Between 80 and 180 AD
  
• Material: Iron; with short projecting arm ending in a loop; ends perforated
  
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• Who: Newstead Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
  
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• Description: Iron fitting with a short projecting arm ending in a loop, from Newstead
  
• References:
  • Curle, J. A Roman frontier post and its people: the fort of Newstead. Glasgow: MacLehose, 1911, p 280, Pl. LXV, 7. 
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