Forts · Scottish Lowlands
Vercovicium
Also known as: Housesteads Roman Fort
Vercovicium is a fort in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bardon Mill · 4.4 km
- Family-friendly
About
Vercovicium is a historic fort or fortified site in the United Kingdom. Address: Haydon Bridge, Hexham, NE47 6NN. Also known as: Housesteads Roman Fort. Coordinates: 55.0133°, -2.3303°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Roman Wall Loughs SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Roman Wall Escarpments SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Housesteads Roman Fort was an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England. It is dramatically positioned on the end of the 1-mile (1.6 km)-long crag of the Whin Sill over which the Wall runs, overlooking sparsely populated hills. It was called the "grandest station" on the Wall and is one of the best-preserved and extensively displayed forts. It was occupied for almost 300 years. It was located 5.3 miles (8.5 km) west from Carrawburgh fort, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Great Chesters fort and about 2-mile (3.2 km) north east of the existing fort at Vindolanda on the Stanegate road. The site is now owned by the National Trust and is currently in the care of English Heritage. Finds from the fort can be seen in the site museum, in the museum at Chesters, and in the Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Background
History
, hygienically placed at the lowest corner of the fort, supplied by a water tank at rear with original lead sealing between its slabs.]] Hadrian's Wall was begun in AD 122 and included no forts but smaller milecastles but before it was finished there was a change of plan to include forts. Turret 36B on the site was therefore demolished to make way for the fort built in stone around AD 124 with its northern wall overlying the original Broad Wall foundation. The fort was repaired and rebuilt several times. A major rebuilding in the late 3rd/early 4th century included interval towers on the walls, a huge horreum (warehouse) and new barracks. A substantial civil settlement (vicus) existed to…
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- Coordinates
- 55.0133, -2.3303
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Bardon Mill
- Postcode
- NE47 6NN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Established
- 400
- Nearest railway station
- Bardon Mill — 4.4 km
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w1102700039 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Housesteads Roman Fort (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Housesteads Fort2.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Vercovicium?
- Vercovicium is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE47 6NN), in the parish of Bardon Mill.
- When was Vercovicium built?
- Built or established in 400.
- Is Vercovicium a protected site?
- Yes — Vercovicium is part of the Roman Wall Loughs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Vercovicium?
- The nearest railway station is Bardon Mill, about 4.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE47 6NN.