By Andrew Birley - The Vindolanda Guide Book. The guide is an excellent overview of Roman Vindolanda Fort and Museum. Read more
The fifty objects illustrated the wealth of knowledge that can be gleaned from everyday items, and through them an understanding of the communities that lived at Vindolanda almost 2000 years ago Read more
By Robin Birley - This book follows Vindolanda throughout its many phases of occupation. It explores the everyday life of those who lived and worked on the site. Read more
By Anthony Birley. This book brings together the people from the Vindolanda writing tablets with the archaeology of the site. Read more
By Robin Birley - book is a summary of the most important and significant finds from the Vindolanda excavations Read more
This collaborative and highly-illustrated volume showcases the artefacts recovered from archaeological investigations along Hadrian's Wall in order to examine the daily lives of those living along the Northern Frontier of the Roman Empire. Read more
New for 2026. Elizabeth M. Greene introduces these unique and fascinating finds through some of the best examples of Roman shoes in the Vindolanda collection. Read more
By Robin Birley - A description of civilian and garrison life on the frontier. Published in 2000, this book is about Vindolanda and other forts on Hadrian's Wall. Read more
By Adrian Goldsworthy - AD 98, Vindolanda, A Fort on the Edge of the Roman World. A thrilling and engrossing novel by acclaimed historian. Published in 2017. Read more
By David Breeze & Brian Dobson - A penetrating and lucid history of the best-known and most spectacular monument to the Roman Empire in Britain. New edition, published in 2000. Read more
By Alistair Moffat - This book explores who built Hadrian’s Wall, how and why it was built and how it affected the native peoples who lived in its mighty shadow. Read more
By Robin Birley - An account of Chesterholm, now Vindolanda Museum. This book details the history of the building from country cottage to museum. Read more