Virosidum
Virosidum was a Roman fort and settlement situated near to the modern town of Bainbridge, North Yorkshire, England. The site is a Scheduled monument.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: former Roman settlement situated near the town of Bainbridge, England
- Also known as: “Bainbridge Roman fort and annexe” and “Virosidium Roman Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bainbridge Quaker Meeting House and River Bain Hydro.
Bainbridge Quaker Meeting House
Church
Photo: David Pickersgill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bainbridge Quaker Meeting House is a historic building in Bainbridge, North Yorkshire, in England. The first Quaker meetings in Bainbridge were at the house of Anne Coward. Bainbridge Quaker Meeting House is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Virosidum.
River Bain Hydro
Electrical generator
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The River Bain Hydro is a hydroelectric generator on the River Bain in the village of Bainbridge, North Yorkshire, England. Its screw turbine powers most of the properties in the village, with excess electricity being sold off to the National Grid. River Bain Hydro is situated 780 feet southwest of Virosidum.
Bainbridge Church of England Primary and Nursery School
School
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bainbridge Church of England Primary and Nursery School is situated 1,400 feet west of Virosidum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bainbridge and Askrigg.
Bainbridge
Village
Photo: Geoff Keeble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bainbridge is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 480. The village is situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, near the confluence of the River Bain with the River Ure.
Askrigg
Village
Askrigg is a small village and civil parish in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, part of the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village and its parish are located in Upper Wensleydale, 12 miles west of Leyburn, and 5 miles east of Hawes.
Worton
Hamlet
Photo: Sean Diver, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Worton is a hamlet in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales part of the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 1-mile east of Bainbridge on the A684 road, 4 miles west of Aysgarth and 1-mile south east of Askrigg.
Virosidum
- Categories: castrum, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bainbridge, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.3069° or 54° 18′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.09794° or 2° 5′ 53″ westLevels
1Height
9.8 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9C6V8W42+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 974659139OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17677518
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In Other Languages
“Virosidum” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Virosidum”
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Highlights include Rose And Crown Hotel and National Park Authority.
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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 “Virosidum”. Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.