Longovicium
Auxiliary Roman fort in Durham county / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1]
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Longovicium | |
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Location in County Durham | |
Known also as | Lanchester Roman Fort |
Founded | c. 150 AD |
Abandoned | c. 5th century AD |
Attested by | |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Britannia |
Administrative unit | Britannia Inferior |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Stationed military units | |
— Legions — | |
XX Valeria Victrix | |
— Cohorts — | |
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Location | |
Coordinates | 54.816°N 1.755°W / 54.816; -1.755 |
Place name | Lanchester |
Town | Durham |
County | County Durham |
Country | England |
Reference | |
UK-OSNG reference | NZ158468 |
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