- The Traprain Treasure is a Roman Hoard of Silver Plate, discovered in 1919 whilst excavating the Oppidum of Traprain Law near Edinburgh in Scotland.
- It is one of the largest Roman Hoards found outside the boundaries of the Roman Empire and dates to the late 4th and early 5th centuries CE.
Description
- The Hoard consists of 160 pieces of Roman Silver Plate weighing 21 kgs (770 ounces) and cut up into small pieces. Four coins of the Emperors Valens 364-378 CE Arcadius 395-408 CE and Honorius 395-423 CE date the Find to the final decades of the Roman Occupation of Britannia.
- The Silver may have been war booty from raids below Hadrian's Wall, or payment received for protecting the southern Provinces from sea-borne raids after the Roman Legions left in 408 CE.
National Museum of Scotland
- The Traprain Hoard is on Display in the National Museum of Scotland.
Traprain Law
- Traprain Law is a Hill with remains of a Fort and possible Oppidum, thought to have been the Capital of the Votadini.
- It is located 20 miles (32km) east of Edinburgh and the Antonine Wall, and was occupied between c.1,000 BCE and 400 CE.
Traprain Law