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Vindobala
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<p>Vindobala (Brytonnic Celtic : windo- <i>fair, white</i>, bala <i>place, situation?</i>, cf. Old Irish bal, bail <i>place, situation, condition, good luck</i>) was a <a href="/facts/Ancient_Rome/cGqIuxPd">Roman</a> <a href="/facts/Castra/FAVdW41t">fort</a> with the modern name, and in the hamlet of, Rudchester, <a href="/facts/Northumberland/yfU9Gl1b">Northumberland</a>. It was the fourth fort on <a href="/facts/Hadrian%2527s_Wall/tsvxXKxH">Hadrian's Wall</a>, and situated about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) to the west of <a href="/facts/Condercum/AGrtNc6j">Condercum</a> (Benwell) fort and 7.5 miles east of <a href="/facts/Onnum/ce4Qsbjf">Halton Chesters</a> fort. The site of the fort is bisected by the B6318 <a href="/facts/Military_Road_(Northumberland)/wRzel35K">Military Road</a>, which runs along the route of the wall at that point. </p>