Museums · North East England
Newstead Helmet
Newstead Helmet in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Newstead Helmet is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Newstead Helmet is an iron Roman cavalry helmet dating to 80–100 AD that was discovered at the site of a Roman fort in Newstead, near Melrose in Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1905. It is now part of the Newstead Collection at the National Museum in Edinburgh. The helmet would have been worn by auxiliary cavalrymen in cavalry displays known as hippika gymnasia. Its discoverer, Sir James Curle (1862–1944), described the helmet as "one of the most beautiful things that the receding tide of Roman conquest has left behind".
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Background
Description
The helmet is in two pieces, comprising a head-piece and a face mask, both of which are made of beaten iron. Prior to its discovery the helmet had been squashed by heavy stones, resulting in serious damage to parts of the helmet, including the destruction of most of the upper portion above the forehead, and the breaking in two of the mask. <blockquote> The horsemen enter fully armed and those of distinguished station or superior in horsemanship wear gilded helmets of iron or bronze, to draw to themselves the gaze of the spectators. Unlike the helmets made for active service, these do not cover the heads and cheeks only but are made to fit round the faces of the riders with apertures for the…
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- Coordinates
- 55.6020, -2.6850
- District
- Scottish Borders
- Postcode
- TD6 9DB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1983733 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newstead Helmet (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newstead Helmet?
- Newstead Helmet is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.6020°, -2.6850°.
- Is Newstead Helmet wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Newstead Helmet. Check ahead for specific facilities.