📌 Roman Fort near Newbrough, Northumberland
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Built around 200 AD, this neat wee temple on Hadrian’s Wall is named after a Roman God who was once worshipped in the eastern Roman empire. Mithras was famous for capturing and killing a sacred bull within a cave, and many Mithraic temples evoked the impression of being underground to resemble this. It’s easy to imagine this when visiting: the temple sits in a noticeable hollow, with a single entrance and no windows. The walls are fully intact at ground level, along with over a dozen support pillars; the three altars are replicas, with the originals dedicated by commanders from the adjacent fort. And what of the fort? Carrawburgh Roman Fort (also known as Brocolitia) is skirted by the temple’s access path, but little of it can be made out except for some faint earthworks.
🌍 Location
📌 By B6318 2 mi north of Newbrough
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NY 859711
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.033885,-2.222604
🚌 Bus stops at car park
🚗 Car park (charge)
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
💬 From the car park it’s a 5-min walk to the temple. From the southwest corner of the car park (the far right hand corner as you entered), follow the clear path south with Brocolitia Roman Fort on the right. The path dog-legs right around the south side of the fort, with the temple soon visible in a hollow to the left.
