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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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 860 feet (262 metres)
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • Description: Roman fort in Northumberland, England, UK
  • Address: Haydon Bridge, Housesteads, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 6NN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Knag Burn Gateway and Milecastle 37.
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The is a gateway which was built… is situated 600 feet northeast of Housesteads Roman Fort.
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is one of the milecastles on . is situated 1,600 feet west of Housesteads Roman Fort.
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is an inland lake in … is situated 3,100 feet north of Housesteads Roman Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Once Brewed and Henshaw.
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is a village in , England. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Housesteads Roman Fort.
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is a small village and civil parish… is situated 3 miles southwest of Housesteads Roman Fort.
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is a village in , … is situated 4½ miles southeast of Housesteads Roman Fort.

Housesteads Roman Fort

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Latitude
55.01331° or 55° 0′ 48″ north
Longitude
-2.33027° or 2° 19′ 49″ west
Open location code
9C7V2M79+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1102700039
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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”
  • Slovenian: “Vercovicium”
  • Spanish: “Borcovicium”
  • Spanish: “castrum de Housesteads”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte romano de Housesteads”
  • Spanish: “Vercovicium”
  • Swedish: “Housesteads fort”
  • Swedish: “Housesteads Roman fort”

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