Archaeological sites · North East England
Longovicium
Longovicium in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
About
Longovicium 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
Longovicium (or Lanchester Roman Fort) was an auxiliary fort located on Roman Dere Street, in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior. It is located just southwest of Lanchester (grid reference NZ159469) in the English county of Durham, roughly 8 miles (13 km) to the west of the city of Durham and 5 miles (8 km) from Consett.
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Background
History
The fort was situated between Vindomora (Ebchester), and Vinovia (Binchester) on Dere Street, the main Roman road linking Eboracum (York) with Hadrian's Wall. It is about 20 mi south of the wall, and was built on high ground with clear views around the site. Some archaeologists have postulated that a road may have existed connecting the fort at Longovicium to the one at Concangis (modern-day Chester-le-Street), but this has yet to be proven. A construction slab identifies the Legio XX Valeria Victrix (Twentieth Legion) as having built the fort, but this gives no real clue as to when the fort was built. In 88 AD, the Emperor Domitian had ordered the Legio XX abandon the fort they had been…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8141, -1.7531
- Established
- 150
Sources
- wikidata: Q6674222 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Longovicium (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Longovicium?
- Longovicium is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8141°, -1.7531°.
- When was Longovicium built?
- Longovicium dates to 150.