▁a ▁self - g over ning ▁village , ▁developed ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁fort . ▁The ▁vic us ▁contains ▁several ▁rows ▁of ▁buildings , ▁each ▁containing ▁several ▁one - room ▁ch amb ers . ▁Most ▁are ▁not ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁existing ▁d rain age ▁system . ▁The ▁one ▁that ▁does ▁was ▁perhaps ▁a ▁but ch ery ▁where , ▁for ▁health ▁reasons , ▁an ▁efficient ▁d rain ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁important . ▁A ▁stone ▁alt ar ▁found ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁( and ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁the ▁museum ) ▁proves ▁that ▁the ▁settlement ▁was ▁officially ▁a ▁vic us , ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁named ▁V ind ol anda . ▁To ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁fort ▁is ▁a ▁ther ma e ▁( a ▁large ▁imperial ▁bath ▁complex ), ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁individuals ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁The ▁later ▁stone ▁fort , ▁and ▁the ▁ad jo ining ▁village , ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁until ▁about ▁ 2 8 5 ▁AD , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁largely ▁abandoned ▁for ▁unknown ▁reasons . ▁▁ 4 th ▁century ▁for ts ▁ ▁About ▁ 3 0 0 , ▁the ▁fort ▁was ▁again ▁re built , ▁but ▁the ▁vic us ▁was ▁not ▁re occup ied , ▁so ▁most ▁likely ▁the ▁area ▁remained ▁too ▁unsafe ▁for ▁life ▁outside ▁the ▁def ended ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁fort . ▁In ▁about ▁ 3 7 0 , ▁the ▁fort ▁was ▁roughly ▁rep a ired , ▁perhaps ▁by ▁irregular ▁soldiers . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁evidence ▁for ▁the ▁traditional ▁view ▁that