Ancient site · England · Partial ruin

Vindolanda

Vindolanda is a Roman auxiliary fort and associated settlement on a hill just south of Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England. Excavations reveal multiple successive timber and stone forts and a civilian vicus clustered around the fortress, with many stone foundations, gates, and a bathhouse visible today.

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First raised

AD 85

Its prime

AD 213

Today

Partial ruin

As it stood in AD 213

What Vindolanda looked like in its prime.

A compact stone fortress of pale grey-brown masonry set on a grassy Northumberland hill, with low curtain walls, orthogonal foundations and stepped stacked stone footings. Inside are paved courtyards, rooms defined by short wall stubs and platforms, and a bath suite with rows of small square hypocaust pilae. The fort sits above an outer ditch and sloping earthworks, surrounded by green fields and the low roofs of a nearby vicus clustered to the west.

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7 places to explore in AD 213.

The record describes 7 distinct spots at Vindolanda — including 4 interiors: western gate passage, bathhouse hypocaust chamber, principia / praetorium courtyard and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Approach from the StanegateSouth gate (exterior)Western gate passageBathhouse hypocaust chamberPrincipia / praetorium courtyardExcavated inner foundations and yardsVicus street to the west

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