Archaeological sites · North East England
Habitancum
Habitancum in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
About
Habitancum is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Habitancum was an ancient Roman fort (castrum) located at Risingham, Northumberland, England. The fort was one of series of built along the extension of Dere Street, a Roman road running from York to Corbridge and onwards to Melrose, in Scotland. The fort's name is derived from the word Habitanci inscribed on an altar set up by Marcus Gavius Secundinus, a consular beneficiary on duty there. It is not mentioned in other sources such as the Notitia Dignitatum.
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Background
History
The fort was built in the early Antonine period c. 138 AD when the frontier was re-established further north on the Antonine Wall. It was destroyed in c. 197 AD but was rebuilt under Septimius Severus by the First Cohort of Vangiones (nominally one thousand strong) in 205-8 on a different orientation to which the surviving earthworks belong. The fort was destroyed again in the late 3rd century and rebuilt under Constantius about 306. It was destroyed in 343, rebuilt and finally destroyed in about 368.
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- Coordinates
- 55.1701, -2.1733
Sources
- wikidata: Q5636876 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Habitancum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Habitancum?
- Habitancum is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.1701°, -2.1733°.