Temple of Mithras

One of the Best Places To Visits in Simonburn Frequently mentioned in reviews: Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. A great UNESCO site, the remains of an early 3rd century mithraeum, i.e. a 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 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 did not remain in use for much of the 4th century. The was deliberately desecrated by the removal of the primary tauroctony scene, only a piece of which was found. Other than a collapsed roof, the was found almost exactly as the Romans had left it. The foundations of the 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. Old Roman with an info board, you'll see everything in 5-10min. Got here during my Hadrian's wall walks so I didn't have to pay for the parking lot which is rather expensive. Also the weather was nice, I guess the way towards the can be very muddy when it's raining. Nice to see once but I would not come back just for the temple. An ancient Roman era dedicated to the mystery religion of Mithras. The religion followed the Roman army, given the adjacent Roman Fort - Brocolita - the temple’s presence is not surprising. The last of my pictures shows what the altars would have looked like back in the day. Bring a coin to leave on the votive altar. Parking is ample. The is a short through a sheep pasture. Atmospheric little place and easy to drop by between other sightseeing Northumberland park parking, but an easy to the ruins and nearby Hadrian's Wall trail. Well-preserved site of a Mithraic along the northern frontier of the Roman Empire. This was a beautiful find! There is a good size car park on the road side (parking charges do apply see picture) there is 2 parts there is an old building to the left of the field and the is to the right. This was a lovely little and the still looked really good. Cheap parking, free access and only a short which was easily accessible for toddler and elderly grandma. The site is just set back TF the road, all the way to the end of the fort area to find it. Watch out for sheep poo. The altar appears to still be in use and the left pillar has beautiful carving which would allow the glow of a candle through. Stunning spot. What history we have here in Northumberland. Get the kids little minds thinking about the past, a kick in the arse off Hexham on the military Rd. 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 and the unexcavated for adjacent. Depending on when you visit, there is a van selling, teas, coffee, and sausage rolls in the car park Website change monitoring Monitor any webpage for changes – get instant email alerts when prices drop, new jobs are posted, products come back in stock, or competitors update their sites. See how the number of reviews and average review scores have changed over time.