North East England
Northumberland
Bardon Mill

Housesteads Roman Fort

Housesteads Roman Fort was an auxiliary fort on , at Housesteads, Northumberland, England. It is dramatically positioned on the end of the 1-mile -long crag of the Whin Sill over which the Wall runs, overlooking sparsely populated hills.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Roman fort in Northumberland, England, UK
  • Address: Haydon Bridge, Housesteads, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 6NN
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Knag Burn Gateway and Milecastle 37.

Ruins
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a gateway which was built into some time after construction of the wall itself, generally acknowledged to be during the fourth century. is situated 600 feet northeast of Housesteads Roman Fort.

Ruins
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is one of the milecastles on . It is immediately west of the Housesteads Roman Fort. is situated 1,600 feet west of Housesteads Roman Fort.

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an inland lake in , at the southern edge of . The lough lies immediately north of the course of . Old legends portray the as a repository of hidden treasure. is situated 3,100 feet north of Housesteads Roman Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Once Brewed and Henshaw.

Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , England. It lies on the Military Road. A motorist arriving over the B6318 from the east will see the place name shield "Once Brewed", while those coming from the west will read "Twice Brewed". is situated 2½ miles southwest of Housesteads Roman Fort.

Hamlet
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and civil parish in , within the vicinity of the ancient . It is located around 11.5 miles from , 25.5 miles from , and 33 miles from . is situated 3 miles southwest of Housesteads Roman Fort.

Village
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , , which had a population of 2,184 in the 2011 census. Its most distinctive features are the two bridges crossing the : the picturesque original bridge after which the village was named and a modern bridge which used to carry the A69 road. is situated 4½ miles southeast of Housesteads Roman Fort.

Housesteads Roman Fort

Latitude
55.01331° or 55° 0′ 48″ north
Longitude
-2.33027° or 2° 19′ 49″ west
Elevation
860 feet (262 metres)
Open location code
9C7V2M79+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1102700039
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
7932545
Wiki­data ID
Q1812832
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Housesteads Roman Fort” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Housesteads Roman fort”
  • Chinese: “豪塞斯特兹羅馬要塞”
  • Chinese: “豪塞斯特茲 羅馬堡壘”
  • Chinese: “豪塞斯特茲羅馬要塞”
  • Chinese: “豪斯泰德碉堡”
  • Czech: “Housesteads”
  • Dutch: “fort van Housesteads”
  • Dutch: “Fort van Housesteads”
  • French: “Fort romain de Housesteads”
  • German: “Borcovicium”
  • German: “Vercovicium”
  • Italian: “Vercovicium”
  • Japanese: “ハウスステッド”
  • Latin: “Vercovicium”
  • Low German: “Vercovicium”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Borcovicium”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Housesteads romerske festning”
  • Norwegian: “Housesteads romerske festning”
  • Persian: “قلعه رومی هاوسستدز”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Vercovicium”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Verkovicijum”
  • Spanish: “Borcovicium”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte romano de Housesteads”
  • Spanish: “Vercovicium”
  • Swedish: “Housesteads fort”
  • Swedish: “Housesteads Roman fort”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Housesteads Roman Fort”. Photo: Fryslan0109, Public domain.