Washing Wells Roman Fort

Washing Wells Roman Fort, was a fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its ruins are located at southeast of Whickham in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: human settlement in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Also known as: “Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dunston railway station and Ravensworth Castle.

Dunston railway station

Railway station

Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dunston is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 2 miles 23 chains west of Newcastle, serves the suburb of Dunston, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Dunston railway station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Washing Wells Roman Fort.

Ravensworth Castle

Ruins

Photo: john tollitt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ravensworth Castle is a ruinous Grade II* listed building and a scheduled monument situated at Lamesley, Tyne and Wear, England. The building has been destroyed and rebuilt a number of times, and was the seat of the Ravensworth barons, the Liddells. Ravensworth Castle is situated 1 mile southeast of Washing Wells Roman Fort.

Emmanuel College

School

Emmanuel College is a secondary school and sixth form college based in Gateshead, England. It was founded in 1990 as a City Technology College, i.e. a secondary school which is partly funded by donations from business donors who remain involved in management of the college. Emmanuel College is situated 3,700 feet east of Washing Wells Roman Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lobley Hill and Whickham.

Lobley Hill

Suburb

Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lobley Hill is located in the west of the old County Borough of Gateshead within the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, North East England having been previously part of the parish of Whickham.