Water Pipe
Description
This terracotta water pipe was found at the site of the baths in the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It was part of the main water supply system, used sometime between 80 and 180 AD. The pipe is unusually well-preserved. It has a faucet joint at one end. Bathhouses and latrines in the permanent Roman forts had running water delivered by lines of underground pipes. At Newstead, two types of water pipes were found, the larger like this one for the main supply, and smaller ones without faucet joints. Photo © National Museums Scotland
Object Information
Date Created:
80-180 CE
Local ID:
X.FRA 1632
Collection:
National Museums Scotland
Provenance:
James Curle excavations 1905-1911
Place of Creation/Discovery:
Trimontium
Citation:
Curle, J. A Roman frontier post and its people: the fort of Newstead. Glasgow: MacLehose, 1911, p 102.
Materials:
Terracotta
Cultural Attribution:
Roman
Period:
1st-2nd Century CE
Classification:
Water Pipe, Building Materials
Rights:
In Copyright- National Museums Scotland