| Newstead Helmet | |
|---|---|
 The Newstead Helmet | |
| Material | Iron |
| Created | Roman, 80–100 AD |
| Place | Newstead, Roxburghshire |
| Present location | National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh |
| Registration | X.FRA 121 |
55°36′07″N 2°41′06″W / 55.602°N 2.685°W 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.[1] 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".[2]
- ^ "Parade helmet and face mask". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ Curle, James (1911). "9: Dress and armour". A Roman Frontier Post and its People: The Fort of Newstead in the Parish of Melrose. Maclehose and Sons. pp. 168–170.