Housesteads Roman Fort
（重定向自Housesteads）
![](/Images/godic/202501/18/Housesteads_Fort24850.jpg")
![](/Images/godic/202501/18/Northumberland_UK_location_map.svg4850.png")
![Granary at Vercovicium. The pillars supported a raised floor to keep food dry and free from vermin. They are not part of a hypocaust.[4]](/Images/godic/202501/18/Granary_at_Housesteads_Roman_Fort4851.jpg")
![The latrines of Housesteads Roman Fort along Hadrian's Wall](/Images/godic/202501/18/Kastell_Housestead_Latrine14851.jpg")
Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall. Its ruins are located at Housesteads in the civil parish of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough. The fort was built in stone around AD 124, soon after the construction of the wall began in AD 122 when the area was part of the Roman province of Britannia. Its name has been variously given as Vercovicium, Borcovicus, Borcovicium, and Velurtion. The name of the 18th century farmhouse Housesteads is the modern name. The site is now owned by the National Trust and is currently in the care of English Heritage. Finds can be seen in the site museum, in the museum at Chesters, and in the Museum of Antiquities in Newcastle upon Tyne.