Vercovicium
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| Alternative name(s) | Vercovicium, Borcovicium |
| Abandoned | c. 400 AD |
| Attested by | Notitia Dignitatum |
| Province | Britannia |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Built | c. 124 AD |
| — Legions — | |
| II Augusta | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| I Tungrorum | |
| — Numeri — | |
| Hnaudifridi | |
| Coordinates | 55°00′47″N 2°19′52″W / 55.013°N 2.331°W |
| Town | Hexham |
| County | Northumberland |
| Country | England |
| UK-OSNG reference | NY789687 |
| Website | Housesteads Roman Fort |
Coordinates: 55°00′47″N 2°19′52″W / 55.013°N 2.331°W
Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall. Its ruins are at Housesteads in the civil parish of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough. The fort was built in stone around AD 124, soon after the construction of the wall began in AD 122 when the area was part of the Roman province of Britannia. Its name has been variously given as Vercovicium, Borcovicus, Borcovicium, and Velurtion. The name of the 18th century farmhouse Housesteads is the modern name. The site is owned by the National Trust and is in the care of English Heritage. Finds can be seen in the site museum, in the museum at Chesters, and in the Museum of Antiquities in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Hadrian's Wall was begun in AD 122. A fort was built in stone at the Housesteads Roman Fort site around AD 124 overlying the original Broad Wall foundation and Turret 36B. The fort was repaired and rebuilt several times, its northern defences being particularly prone to collapse. A substantial civil settlement (vicus) existed to the south, outside the fort, and some of the stone foundations can still be seen, including "Murder House", where two skeletons were found beneath an apparently newly laid floor when excavated.
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