Vindobala
Vindobala was a Roman fort with the modern name, and in the hamlet of, Rudchester, Northumberland. It was the fourth fort on Hadrian's Wall, and situated about 11 kilometres to the west of Condercum fort and 7.5 miles east of Halton Chesters fort.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wylam railway station and George Stephenson’s Birthplace.
Wylam railway station
Railway station
Photo: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wylam is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 9 miles 71 chains west of Newcastle, serves the village of Wylam in Northumberland, England. Wylam railway station is situated 2 miles south of Vindobala.
George Stephenson’s Birthplace
Museum
Photo: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
George Stephenson's Birthplace is the 18th-century stone cottage home of rail pioneer George Stephenson. Located along the north bank of the River Tyne in the village of Wylam, Northumberland, the cottage is owned by the National Trust and until recently it was open to the public as a historic house museum. George Stephenson’s Birthplace is situated 2 miles southeast of Vindobala.
Holeyn Hall
Building
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holeyn Hall is a building, which is situated 1 mile south of Vindobala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heddon-on-the-Wall and Clara Vale.
Heddon-on-the-Wall
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heddon-on-the-Wall is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, located on Hadrian's Wall. Heddon-on-the-Wall is roughly 9 miles west of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, and just outside Throckley.
Clara Vale
Village
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clara Vale is a village situated on the south bank of the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. Once an independent village in County Durham it became incorporated into the new metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in 1974 as part of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Clara Vale is situated 2 miles southeast of Vindobala.
Harlow Hill
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harlow Hill is a small village in the civil parish of Stamfordham, in Northumberland, England. Harlow Hill lies on the line of Hadrian's Wall, and is the site of Milecastle 16. Harlow Hill is situated 2 miles west of Vindobala.
Vindobala
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Ancient Roman fort at Northumberland, the fourth fort on Hadrian’s Wall, after Segedunum (Wallsend), Pons Aelius (Newcastle) and Condercum (Benwell)
- Categories: castrum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.00244° or 55° 0′ 9″ northLongitude
-1.82552° or 1° 49′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C7W252F+XQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1347660994OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7932357
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Persian—“Vindobala” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Vindobala”
- Czech: “Vindobala”
- Dutch: “Vindobala”
- French: “Fort romain de Vindobala”
- French: “Vindobala”
- German: “Vindobala”
- Persian: “ویندوبالا”
- “Vindobala”
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Highlights include Hassockbog Plantation and Bottany Bay Plantation.
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