Ruins at Vindolanda:-

The heart of the fort:-

A hypocaust:-

A corner tower:-

Information board about the temple to Jupiter Dolichenus:-

Information board for Prefect’s House:-

Ongoing excavations. Note the blue buckets:-

Vindolanda Roman Fort, Northumberland, was our next stop on Hadrian’s Wall. It’s in the hands of a charitable trust.

This is the view from the entrance. The building in the background right is a replica tower:-

This is a model of the fort (in the museum at Vindolanda):-

On the way down to the remains you pass these wells and water cisterns:-

Replica tower:-

The tower gives you a feel as to how it would have been to garrison the place. This is the view south from the tower battlements:-

Roman remains from the replica tower:-