Longovicium
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Roman walls of Longovicium
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| Known also as | Lanchester Roman Fort |
| Founded | c. 150 AD |
| Abandoned | c. 5th century AD |
| Attested by | |
| Province | Britannia |
| Administrative unit | Britannia Inferior |
| — Stone structure — | |
| — Legions — | |
| XX Valeria Victrix | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| Coordinates | 54°48′58″N 1°45′18″W / 54.816°N 1.755°W |
| Place name | Lanchester |
| Town | Durham |
| County | County Durham |
| Country | England |
| UK-OSNG reference | NZ158468 |
Longovicium (or Lanchester Roman Fort) was an auxiliary fort on 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.
Longovicium was situated between the forts of Vindomora (Ebchester), and Vinovia (Binchester) on Dere Street, the main Roman road linking Eboracum (York) with Hadrian's Wall and beyond. It is about 20 miles (32 km) 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.
The fort is listed both in the Notitia Dignitatum and in the Ravenna Cosmography. The name Longovicium is derived from Brittonic, *longo-, "ship" and *uic-, "warrior/fighter".
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