Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, which it originally pre-dated. Archaeological excavations of the site show it was under Roman occupation from roughly 85 AD to 370 AD. Located near the modern village of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, it guarded the Stanegate, the Roman road from the River Tyne to the Solway Firth. It is noted for the Vindolanda tablets, a set of wooden leaf-tablets that were, at the time of their discovery, the oldest surviving handwritten documents in Britain.
Now here’s a tiny bit of Sylum History – Maximus served at Vindolanda in his early career.
For more information: Vindolanda
The aims of the Trust, which have remained to this day, were for the archaeological research of the site, making the structures and artifacts available to the interested public, especially educational groups, and engage with people from all walks of life.
For more information on the Trust: Vindolanda Trust
