Roman

Rope Moulding, Birrens

Period:

Roman Period

Description:

Roman Rope moulding

 

Rope moulding from an inscription panel, Birrens, Middlebie.

 

Description Two fragments of worked sandstone. Corner edging from a larger panel. Smaller fragment has concentric rings then a row of rope style carved moulding which continues on the larger fragment. Reverse has parallel tooling Natural banding through rock, rock is red on front and more grey on reverse. [see DUMFM:1966.107 for duplicate record]

Materials/Media:

sedimentary rock & red sandstone

Dimensions:

larger (1968.10.1) - height: 145 mm width: 175 mm depth: 50 mm / smaller (1968.10.2) - height: 85 mm width: 117 mm depth: 50 mm

Source:

Dumfries Museum & Camera Obscura

Accession number:

DUMFM:1968.10

Digital Number:

RPD0172

RCAHMS site record:

Birrens Roman Fort

References:

CHRISTISON et al "Account of the Excavation of Birrens, A Roman Station in Annandale, undertaken by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1895". PSAS, Third Series, Volume 6, 1896, pp 81 = 199.