Vindolanda
Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England, which it pre-dated. Archaeological excavations of the site show it was under Roman occupation from roughly 85 AD to 370 AD.Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Notable Places in the Area
Vindolanda Museum
Museum
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vindolanda Museum is situated 190 metres east of Vindolanda.
Sycamore Gap Tree
Photo: Clementp1986, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sycamore Gap Tree or Robin Hood Tree was a sycamore tree standing next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland, England. Sycamore Gap Tree is situated 1½ km northwest of Vindolanda.
Milecastle 38
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 38 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall in the vicinity of Hotbank Farm. Milecastle 38 is situated 2 km north of Vindolanda.
Localities in the Area
Once Brewed
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Once Brewed is a village in Northumberland, England.
Plenmeller
Locality
Plenmeller is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield, in Northumberland, England about a mile southeast of Haltwhistle. Plenmeller is situated 6 km southwest of Vindolanda.
Haltwhistle
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Haltwhistle is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 22.9 miles east of Carlisle and 36.8 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Vindolanda
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Roman fort on Stanegate, England
- Categories: castrum, archaeological site, ancient Roman structure, research project, tourism, historic site and fort
- Location: Henshaw, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.99138° or 54° 59' 29" northLongitude
-2.36026° or 2° 21' 37" westElevation
167 metres (548 feet)Operator
Vindolanda Trust (Charity No. 1159798 Company No. 9182268)Open Location Code
9C6VXJRQ+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 10089459650OpenStreetMap Feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
6942441Wikidata ID
Q1233131Vindolanda Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Basque: Vindolanda
- Bulgarian: Виндоланда
- Catalan: Vindolanda
- Cebuano: Vindolanda
- Chinese: 文德蘭達要塞
- Czech: Vindolanda
- Danish: Vindolanda
- Dutch: Vindolanda
- English: Castra Vindolanda
- English: Chesterholm Roman Fort
- English: Vindolanda Roman Fort
- French: Vindolanda
- German: Kastell Chesterholm
- German: Kastell Vindolanda
- German: Vindolanda
- Hebrew: וינדולנדה
- Hungarian: Vindolanda
- Italian: Vindolanda
- Italian: Vindolandia
- Japanese: ヴィンドランダ要塞
- Latin: Vindolanda
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Vindolanda
- Polish: Vindolanda
- Portuguese: Vindolanda
- Russian: Виндоланда
- Serbo-Croatian: Vindolanda
- Spanish: Vindolanda
- Swedish: Vindolanda
Other Places Named Vindolanda
In the Area
Localities
- Bardon MillVillage
- Castle NickLocality
- ThorngraftonHamlet
- CrindledikesLocality
- East End TownHamlet
- PeatriggLocality
Other Places
- Replica Turf RampartBuilding, 140 metres southwest
- Replica Stone RampartBuilding, 150 metres southwest
- LocusHut, 200 metres east
- Vindolanda CafeCoffeehouse, 210 metres east
- Vindolanda Car ParkParking lot, 270 metres west
- VindolandaBus stop, 320 metres west
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Vindolanda. Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.