National Museum of Scotland – Quick Facts

Where

Edinburgh, Scotland Map & Website

What Remains

• Silverware hoard from Traprain Law given as a diplomatic bribe by the Romans to the natives.
• Four fine gold torcs, chains worn around the necks of Celts, made in the Celtic style but by Roman craftsmen.
• Remains of a carnyx, or Celtic war trumpet, along with a reconstruction.
• Leather Roman shoes.
• Pottery, including red Samian ware.
• Metal tools.
• Cavalry parade helmets.
• The Cramond Lion, a memorial for a Roman officer depicting a lion devouring a captive bearded man.
• An Antonine Wall commemorative slab noting the Roman soldiers who built the wall.