Longovicium, Lanchester

Name: Longovicium
Address: Lanchester, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Lanchester

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Longovicium was an auxiliary fort located on Roman Dere Street, in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior. It is located just southwest of Lanchester in the English county of Durham, roughly 8 miles to the west of the city of Durham and 5 miles from Consett. ()

Abandoned: V centuryCoordinates: 54°48'60"N, 1°45'12"W

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Lanchester United Kingdom

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Longovicium – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Beamish Hall, Beamish Museum, Causey Arch, Hownsgill Viaduct.

5.7 miNE
Golf, Vernacular architecture, Georgian architecture
Beamish Hall, Beamish
145 min walk • Beamish Hall is a mid-18th-century country house, now converted to a hotel, which stands in 24 acres of grounds near the town of Stanley, County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building.
6 miNE
Open-air living museum of historic life
Beamish Museum, Beamish
154 min walk • Beamish Museum, nestled in the picturesque countryside of County Durham in the United Kingdom, offers visitors a unique journey back in time. This open-air museum is dedicated to preserving the rich industrial heritage of the North East of England during the 1820s...
6.1 miNE
Bridge
Causey Arch, Stanley
157 min walk • The Causey Arch is a bridge near Stanley in County Durham, northern England. It is the oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge in the world, and a key element of the industrial heritage of England. It carried an early wagonway to transport coal.
4.2 miW
Bridge
Hownsgill Viaduct
106 min walk • The Hownsgill Viaduct is a former railway bridge located west of Consett in County Durham, England. It is currently used as a footpath and cycleway.
4 miNW
54°51'10"N • 1°49'60"W
The Derwent Centre, Consett
104 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
4.2 miSE
Historical place, Universities and schools, Architecture
Ushaw College, Durham
107 min walk • Ushaw College, is a former Catholic seminary near the village of Ushaw Moor, County Durham, England, which is now a heritage and cultural tourist attraction. The college is known for its Georgian and Victorian Gothic architecture and listed nineteenth-century chapels.
6.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Vindomora
162 min walk • Vindomora was an auxiliary fort on Dere Street, in the province of Lower Britain. Its ruins, now known as Ebchester Roman Fort, are situated at Ebchester in the English county of Durham, to the north of Consett and 12 miles west-south-west from Newcastle upon Tyne.
2.7 miSW
Farm
Hall Hill Farm, Durham
69 min walk • Hall Hill Farm is a tourist attraction located in County Durham, near Tow Law, England.
2.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Hedleyhope Fell
68 min walk • Hedleyhope Fell is a nature reserve to the north-east of Tow Law, County Durham, England. The reserve is managed by Durham Wildlife Trust and consists of some 202 hectares of mainly mid-altitude heathland. It occupies the steep slope on the right bank of Hedleyhope Burn, between the stream and the B6301 Tow Law–Cornsay Colliery road.
3.5 miE
Village
Langley Park
89 min walk • History buffs will delight in the village's rich heritage, which is evident in its historic buildings and landmarks. The imposing Langley Castle, built in the 14th century, is a stunning example of medieval architecture and offers guided tours for those interested in...
5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Fox & Parrot Wood, Beamish
128 min walk • Fox & Parrot Wood is a broadleaf woodland in County Durham, England, about 4 miles west of Chester-le-Street. It is situated just north of the B6313, near the village of Craghead. The wood forms part of the Great North Forest, which is one of England's community forests, and is adjacent to Twizell Wood, which lies to the north.