Housesteads Roman Fort, Hadrian's Wall

Name: Housesteads Roman Fort
Address: Hadrian's Wall, United Kingdom

#28 among attractions in Hadrian's Wall

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Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough. The fort was built in stone around AD 124, soon after the construction of the wall began in AD 122 when the area was part of the Roman province of Britannia. Its name has been variously given as Vercovicium, Borcovicus, Borcovicium, and Velurtion. The 18th-century farmhouse Housesteads gives the modern name. The site is owned by the National Trust and is in the care of English Heritage. Finds can be seen at the site, in the museum at Chesters, and in the Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle upon Tyne. ()

Alternative names: Abandoned: 400Coordinates: 55°0'47"N, 2°19'52"W

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Housesteads Roman Fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Broomlee Lough, Housesteads Roman Fort, Greenlee Lough, Milecastle 35.

0.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Broomlee Lough, Hadrian's Wall
17 min walk • Broomlee Lough is an inland lake in Northumberland, England at the southern edge of Northumberland National Park. The lough lies immediately north of the course of Hadrian's Wall. Old legends portray the lake as a repository of hidden treasure.
~190 ftNE
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Housesteads Roman Fort, Haltwhistle
1 min walk • Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough.
0.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Greenlee Lough, Hadrian's Wall
21 min walk • Greenlee Lough is a lough or lake and national nature reserve 3 miles north of Bardon Mill, and 1.5 miles north of the B6318 road in Northumberland, northern England.
1.3 miNE
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Milecastle 35, Hadrian's Wall
34 min walk • Milecastle 35 is one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall. The remains still exist as exposed masonry.
~790 ftNE
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Knag Burn Gateway, Hadrian's Wall
4 min walk • The Knag Burn Gateway is a gateway which was built into Hadrian's Wall some time after construction of the wall itself, generally acknowledged to be during the fourth century.
~1410 ftW
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Milecastle 37, Hadrian's Wall
7 min walk • Milecastle 37 is one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall. It is immediately west of the Housesteads Roman Fort.
0.6 miNE
Area
Milecastle 36, Hadrian's Wall
16 min walk • Milecastle 36 was one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall. There is little to see on the ground as most of the walls have been robbed and quarried away.
1.1 miW
Area
Milecastle 38, Hadrian's Wall
28 min walk • Milecastle 38 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall in the vicinity of Hotbank Farm. It is notable for the joint inscription bearing the names of the emperor Hadrian and Aulus Platorius Nepos, the governor of Brittania at the time the Wall was built.

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Which popular attractions are close to Housesteads Roman Fort?

Nearby attractions include Housesteads Roman Fort, Haltwhistle (1 min walk), Knag Burn Gateway, Hadrian's Wall (4 min walk), Milecastle 37, Hadrian's Wall (7 min walk), Milecastle 36, Hadrian's Wall (16 min walk).

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Housesteads • Lines: Ad122 (10 min walk)