Castle
Vindobala
ENG England
Vindobala (Brytonnic Celtic : windo- fair, white, bala place, situation?, cf. Old Irish bal, bail place, situation, condition, good luck) 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 (6.8 mi) to the west of Condercum (Benwell) fort and 7.5 miles east of Halton Chesters fort. The site of the fort is bisected by the B6318 Military Road, which runs along the route of the wall at that point.
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Vindobala ranks #4,366 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #288 of the 315 mapped in England. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Vindobala?
Vindobala stands in England, at 55.001°, -1.826°.
How famous is Vindobala?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,366 of 7,044 worldwide, and #288 in England. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Vindobala?
Prudhoe Castle, about 4 km away.
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