Newbridge chariot reconstruction

Dubbed the ‘Ferrari of the Iron Age’ by its excavator, this is a reconstruction of a chariot found in a grave at Newbridge. It indicates that an important person was buried here. Later sources, such as Julius Caesar, describe the fearsome use of chariots in warfare. Chariots were also used for travelling between communities and funerary procession.

The wheel and body construction show that it was made in Britain, but it is very similar to chariots found in graves in Belgium and France. Whole chariots are rare finds in Iron Age Britain. This is the only Scottish example; the others all come from later graves in Yorkshire.

The chariot is part of the National Museums Scotland collection.