Vindolanda

Northumberland, England · United Kingdom

Vindolanda, United Kingdom
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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This Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian's Wall is famous for the wooden writing tablets excavated from its waterlogged soil. Ongoing digs continue to reveal the daily life of soldiers on the empire's frontier.

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