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More about Housesteads Roman Fort 

Vervovicium, now known as Housesteads Roman Fort, was built as one of 16 permanent fortifications along Hadrian’s Wall. The Fort was built in stone in AD 124, soon after the construction of the wall itself, and is the most complete surviving example of a Roman Fort in Britain. ‘Vervovicium’ means ‘the place of the effective fighters’, and the garrisons stationed here from the second to the fourth centuries would have felt confident in their position, commanding as it does a superb view of the surrounding country.

Some 800 troops were billeted here, and their fort was complemented by a settlement of civilians and traders outside the walls. As well as the barracks block, the fort boasted a headquarters, a hospital, granaries, and storehouses and even communal toilets. The Homesteads Museum brings to life the world of the Roman legionary, with a fascinating collection of weapons and tools, altars and dedication stones, even a spectacular statue of the winged goddess Victory.