Arbeia - Gatehouse

Roman Forts


Folder: Roman Britain
The forts at Arbeia, Birdoswald, Chesters, Housesteads, Segedunum, Vindolanda and Vinovia are all in the Northeast of England, Caerleon is in South Wales.

Vindolanda - Hypocaust

10 Jul 2005 350
Hypocaust (underfloor heating) - the flagstone floor and the pillars supporting it can be easily seen here. The air was heated by a furnace (outside the room) and once it had circulated underneath the flagstones escaped via flues in the walls. Vindolanda Roman Fort, Northumberland.

Vindolanda - Furnace Room

10 Jul 2005 105
The furnace area for the hypocaust. Vindolanda Roman Fort, Northumberland.

Vindolanda - Vicus House

10 Jul 2005 190
Civilian house in the vicus outside the fort. Vindolanda Roman Fort, Northumberland.

Vindolanda - Sewer under Road

25 Jul 2018 67
Vindolanda Roman Fort, Northumberland.

Vindolanda - Romano British Temple

03 Jul 2011 91
Outside the fort. Vindolanda Roman Fort, Northumberland.

Vindolanda - Workshops

03 Jul 2011 106
Outside the fort. Vindolanda Roman Fort, Northumberland.

Vindolanda - Well

03 Jul 2011 103
Outside the fort. Vindolanda Roman Fort, Northumberland.

Vindolanda - Water Tank

03 Jul 2011 111
Vindolanda Roman Fort, Northumberland.

Vindolanda - Water Tank & Aqueduct

25 Jul 2018 110
Vindolanda Roman Fort, Northumberland.

Vindolanda - Aqueduct (2011)

03 Jul 2011 157
Part of an aqueduct which used to supply water to the fort (in the distance). Vindolanda Roman Fort, Northumberland.

Vindolanda - Aqueduct (2018)

25 Jul 2018 92
Reconstructed with replica stones. Vindolanda Roman Fort, Northumberland.

Vindolanda - Aqueduct and End Tank

25 Jul 2018 73
This tank feeds into the baths. Vindolanda Roman Fort, Northumberland.

Vindolanda - Circular Building

03 Jul 2011 161
Very un-Roman circular building. Part of an earlier fort, possibly a temporary work camp, built by the Roman Army for a native workforce of pro-Roman natives. Vindolanda Roman Fort, Northumberland.

Vindolanda - Latrine

03 Jul 2011 104
Vindolanda Roman Fort, Northumberland.

Vinovia - Hypocaust

16 Aug 2009 112
Hypocaust in Commanding Officer's House at Vinovia Roman Fort. Vinovia Roman Fort, County Durham.

Vinovia - Hypocaust Supports

16 Aug 2009 238
Supporting pillars for the hypocaust. Vinovia Roman Fort, County Durham.

Vinovia - Dere Street

16 Aug 2009 153
The street ran through the centre of the fort and was the main road (via principalis) linking the east and west gates. Vinovia Roman Fort, County Durham.

Vinovia - Praetorium

16 Aug 2009 179
The commanding officer's residence, the building to the right covers the bath house. Vinovia Roman Fort, County Durham.

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