Concrete flooring fragment, Mumrills from hot opus Watch Video
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Description: A large piece of Roman concrete made out of crushed tile – a rough form of opus signinum.The underside is made up of the sides of box flue tiles.It would have been the upper layer of a suspended floor for a hypocaust.The hot air below would heat it up and then it would release the heat into the room slowly, like a storage heater.It was found in the 1920's at the commanding officer’s house at Mumrills fort.nnFalkirk Community Trust (part of the Mungo Buchanan Collection) 1972-069-66
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