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Vindolanda is a Roman auxiliary fort located near Chesterholm in Northumberland, England, which was established around AD 85 and occupied intermittently until the early fifth century. The fort guarded the Stanegate road, a crucial military supply route linking the garrisons of northern Britain, and was accompanied by a substantial civil settlement, multiple cemeteries, and associated milestones that together illustrate the infrastructure of Roman occupation. The site is exceptionally important for the survival of organic remains, particularly the Vindolanda writing tablets, which preserve correspondence and records of remarkable historical and linguistic value. The fort's physical remains, excavated and studied continuously since the nineteenth century, include defensive ditches, barrack blocks, administrative buildings, and layers of accumulated occupation deposits that document the economic and social life of both military personnel and civilian inhabitants across nearly three centuries of habitation.
Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Roman forts, civil settlement and cemeteries, adjacent length of the Stanegate Roman road and two milestones is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014820. View the official record →
Vindolanda is a Roman auxiliary fort located near Chesterholm in Northumberland, England, which was established around AD 85 and occupied intermittently until the early fifth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014820.
Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Roman forts, civil settlement and cemeteries, adjacent length of the Stanegate Roman road and two milestones is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014820.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bean Burn 1 Roman temporary camp (1.2 km), Bean Burn 2 Roman temporary camp (1.3 km), Seatsides 2 Roman temporary camp (1.5 km).
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