The Vindolanda Trust

Overview & Research │ Eligibility│ Typical Day │ Accommodation Overview & Research Our excavation programme offers the chance to work alongside professional archaeologists on one of Europe’s most important Roman sites and part of the Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site. Vindolanda is a Scheduled Monument a historic site whose importance is recognised and protected by th...

Vindolanda is Scheduled Monument: a historic site whose importance is recognised and protected by the state. To excavate at Vindolanda, the Vindolanda Trust needs a Scheduled Monument Consent (SMC), or a permit to excavate and research. Each SMC is connected to a research project the 2024 - 2028 SMC at Roman Vindolanda, which began on the 8th April 2024, is called Castrum, Latin...

Excavation Volunteering Help uncover the story of Roman Vindolanda and Magna by joining our Excavation or Post Excavation programmes. Find everything you need to know about volunteering, what to expect, and the research behind our excavations before booking your place. Volunteer Guides Help us share the story of Vindolanda & Magna with visitors from around the world...

Guest Blog: Molly Baker - Archive Intern It is easy to walk around Vindolanda and feel connected to the Roman people who lived here thousands of years ago. We can see their personal items like combs and jewellery, accounts of their daily lives in the writing tablets, and the remains of their fort. However, there is another history at Vindolanda which the site is also connected t...

9 October - 31 December 2026 Again and Again and Again, is a new, site specific installation by acclaimed artist Susie MacMurray for the Vindolanda Museum. Made of materials found in the Vindolanda collection, MacMurray has used beeswax, Haircap moss, Soay sheep wool and antler to create three sculptural works that appear to emerge from the museum walls. Echoing the slow, organ...