Condercum

Condercum
The Vallum crossing at Condercum
Condercum is located in Tyne and Wear
Condercum
Location in Tyne and Wear
Founded122 - 124 AD
Abandonedc. 5th century AD
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceBritannia
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area170 m × 120 m (2 ha)
Stationed military units
Legions
vexill. II Augusta, vexill. XX Valeria Victrix
Cohorts
I Vangionum
Alae
I Hispanorum Asturum
Location
Coordinates54°58′34″N 1°39′47″W / 54.976°N 1.663°W / 54.976; -1.663
TownNewcastle upon Tyne
CountyTyne and Wear
CountryEngland
Reference
UK-OSNG referenceNZ216646
Condercum on 1964 OS map
Plan of Condercum fort

Condercum was a Roman fort on the site of the modern-day Condercum Estate in Benwell, a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was the third fort on Hadrian's Wall, about 6.8 miles east of Rudchester fort and only 2.4 miles west of Pons Aelius fort (Newcastle), and was situated on a hilltop 2 miles (3 km) to the west of the city.

Today, little can be seen of the fort or its adjoining wall, as the site is covered by a modern reservoir and housing estate, bisected by the A186 Newcastle to Carlisle road, which follows the line of Hadrian's Wall. The remains of a small temple dedicated to Antenociticus, a local deity, can be seen nearby, and the original causeway over the Vallum, or rear ditch.