Wheel
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Name/Title
WheelEntry/Object ID
X.FRA 477Description
Spoked cart or chariot wheel from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium). Made of wood and iron. From the Roman Fort at Newstead, Roxburghshire. The hub was carved from a single piece of oak. The rim (felloe) of the wheel is made up from six joined sections. The treads were attached with wooden dowels. Wheel hub nearly complete 14 pieces of spokes.Use
A rare survival of a wheel, used on a cart or chariot between 140 and 180 ADContext
Found in Pit XXIII. "The Romans built a network of proper roads in southern Scotland where there had only been tracks and paths before. Materials needed to set up and provision the forts in Scotland were hauled over short and long distances by horses pulling carts and wagons." - From NMS ScranCollection
National Museums ScotlandCategory
Wheel
Transportation
Acquisition
Accession
X.FRA 477Source (if not Accessioned)
National Museums ScotlandMade/Created
Date made
140 - 180Time Period
2nd centuryEthnography
Cultural Region
Continent
EuropeCulture/Tribe
Romano British, Celtic, Roman