Concangis
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Concangis was an auxiliary castra in the Roman province of Lower Britain. Its ruins are located in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, in England, and are now known as Chester-le-Street Roman Fort. It i
What the early defences at Concangis may have looked like
View of a latrine – this is not in Chester-le-Street, doing an image search shows it is in Piazza Armerina in Sicily
Stone remains of north wall
Re-used Roman stones with lewis holes – central lifting slots below left and above right, now filled with mortar
Longovicium
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Longovicium was an auxiliary fort located on Roman Dere Street, in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior. It is located just southwest of Lanchester in the English county of Durham, roughly 8 miles
Concangis
…of uncertain meaning; it is possibly derived from a root *concos/*cancos meaning ‘horse’. The Roman fort of Concangis is located east of the forts of Longovicium (Lanchester) and Vindomora (Ebchester) and 8 miles (13 km) south of Pons Aelius (Newcastle upon Tyne). It is east of the main Roman road of Dere Street…
Roman walls of Longovicium
Roman north Britain 155 AD
Roman north Britain 370 AD
Building dedication (bath) to Emperor Gordian III from Cohors I Lingonum found in Lanchester