Vindomora
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.Photo: Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman auxiliary fort in Ebchester, County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Ebchester (Vindomora) Roman station” and “Ebchester Roman Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Christ Church Hamsterley and Church of St Mary Magdalene.
Christ Church Hamsterley
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church Hamsterley is situated 1 mile northeast of Vindomora.
Church of St Mary Magdalene
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Church of St Mary Magdalene is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Vindomora.
Shotley Bridge Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Colin Edgar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shotley Bridge Hospital is a healthcare facility in Shotley Bridge, County Durham, England. It is managed by the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. Shotley Bridge Hospital is situated 2 miles south of Vindomora.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ebchester and Low Westwood.
Ebchester
Village
Ebchester is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Consett and Shotley Bridge. It also sits to the south east of Whittonstall and the hamlet of Newlands.
Low Westwood
Village
Low Westwood is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated immediately to the west of Hamsterley. Low Westwood is probably best known for Hamsterley Christ Church and Derwent care home.
East Law
Hamlet
East Law is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated on the A694 to the north of Consett and north east of Shotley Bridge. It is located south west of Ebchester, of which it can be considered an outlying part.
Vindomora
- Categories: castrum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.89629° or 54° 53′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.84294° or 1° 50′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C6WV5W4+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 343993129OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7932358
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Latin—“Vindomora” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Ebchesterská římská pevnost”
- Czech: “Vindomora”
- German: “Vindomora”
- Latin: “Vindomora”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Ebba’s and Ebchester Boat House.
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