Temple of Mithras, Carrawburgh - Hadrian's Wall - Newbrough

Dr. Harald Sempf

hier kann man ein Stück römische Geschichte auf der britischen Insel Für wenig, beziehungsweise kein Geld besichtigen. Nur das Parken kostet ein Pfund. Der Tempel im Rahmen der Hadrians Wallanlage ist heidnischen Göttern geweiht, stammt also aus einer Zeit, da sich das Christentum noch nicht im römischen Reich verfestigt hat.

Angela Lankowski

Kleine Sehenswürdigkeit, unweit des Parkplatz an der old military Road. Auf jeden Fall einen Stopp wert nach einem kurzen Spaziergang über eine reich bevölkerte Kuhweide erreicht man die Ausgrabungsstätte. Die Bullen waren uns sehr suspekt, aber es war machbar, die Ausschilderung war nicht besonders gut. Wenn man nicht von dort aus noch woanders hin wandert, dauert der Ausflug nur ca. 30 Minuten

Steffi T.

Da fängt dich die Geschichte ein

Michelle Lane

Cheap parking, free access and only a short walk which was easily accessible for toddler and elderly grandma. The site is just set back TF the road, walk all the way to the end of the fort area to find it. Watch out for sheep poo.

The temple altar appears to still be in use and the left pillar has beautiful carving which would allow the glow of a candle through.

Steven Brown

Nice little temple, one of only a few in the country. Car park reasonable at £2 for an hour, which is enough time to visit the temple and walk the unexcavated for adjacent. Depending on when you visit, there is a van selling, teas, coffee, and sausage rolls in the car park

Pete / Hel

A great UNESCO site, the remains of an early 3rd century mithraeum, i.e. a temple of the mystery cult of the Roman god Mithras. Discovered in 1949 and excavated by I.A. Richmond and J.P. Gillam in 1950, it is the second-most northernly mithraeum discovered so far – only Bremenium (High Rochester), more than 10 miles (16 km) from Brocolitia, is further north.  The Brocolitia mithraeum is also the only sanctuary outside the Rhine provinces from which a monument of the goddess Vagdavercustis has been recovered. Like most other mithraea, the Brocolitia temple was built to resemble a cave, and also had the usual anteroom, and a nave with raised benches along the sides.
The youngest coin found on the premises was a freshly-minted follis of Maximian ( 296–308).  This coincides with the third structural period on Hadrian's Wall 297–367, but the complete lack of coins from after 308 suggests that the temple did not remain in use for much of the 4th century.
The temple was deliberately desecrated by the removal of the primary tauroctony scene, only a piece of which was found. Other than a collapsed roof, the temple was found almost exactly as the Romans had left it. The foundations of the temple are still visible, as are the wooden stakes on which the podia benches were raised. A reconstruction of the sanctuary is on display at the Great North Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Definitely worth the visit if you're interested in Roman Artefacts.

Mychael Kostiuk

One of the few examples of a Roman religious temple along Hadrian's wall. You can get to it by walking the wall trail, or driving there, or taking the local bus.

Fleur urqu

This was very interesting and a 5 minute pleasant walk to the site. Not suitable for those unable to cope with uneven rough terrain.