Condercum | |
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Location in Tyne and Wear | |
Founded | 122 - 124 AD |
Abandoned | c. 5th century AD |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Britannia |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
Size and area | 170 m × 120 m (2 ha) |
Stationed military units | |
— Legions — | |
vexill. II Augusta, vexill. XX Valeria Victrix | |
— Cohorts — | |
I Vangionum | |
— Alae — | |
I Hispanorum Asturum | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 54°58′34″N 1°39′47″W / 54.976°N 1.663°W |
Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
County | Tyne and Wear |
Country | England |
Reference | |
UK-OSNG reference | NZ216646 |
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.