Fortress
Vindolanda
ENG England · 1st century
Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort (castrum) just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England, which it pre-dated. Archaeological excavations of the site show it was under Roman occupation from roughly 85 AD to 370 AD. Located near the modern village of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, it guarded the Stanegate, the Roman road from the River Tyne to the Solway Firth. It is noted for the Vindolanda tablets, a set of wooden leaf-tablets that were, at the time of their discovery, the oldest surviving handwritten documents in Britain.
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Vindolanda ranks #387 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #31 of the 315 mapped in England. Founded 85, it is older than 99% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 14 atlas entries founded in the 1st century. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Vindolanda?
Vindolanda stands in England, at 54.99159°, -2.3595°.
When was Vindolanda built?
The atlas dates its founding to 85. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Vindolanda?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #387 of 7,044 worldwide, and #31 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 Vindolanda?
Housesteads Roman Fort, about 3 km away.
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