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Carrawburgh Fort

Carrawburgh Fort, or Brocolitia as it would have been called in the Roman era, is an auxiliary fort at the northern most point along Hadrian's Wall. Of the fort itself, only the fort's earthen ramparts remain. But near the fort, next to a stream is the fort's Mithraeum with reconstructed altars, first built sometime in the 3rd century.

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Carrawburgh Fort

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Location: England - North East - Northumberland - Chollerford

The fort is about a mile from Milecastle 30.

Onsite Facilities: free entry, open year round, photography permitted, dogs allowed, car park, self guiding allowed

Official Website: Carrawburgh Fort

History & Archaeology

The fort was partially excavated in the 1870s by the archaeologist John Clayton. He found the foundations of the bathhouse just beyond the west gate, as well as those of the tower on the south-west corner of the fort.

The objects found in the Mithraic Temple are now housed in the Great North Museum in nearby Newcastle. A virtual reconstruction of the temple is available on their website, follow the link in the right hand sidebar, listed under Resources.

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Carrawburgh Fort

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East Gate

From above the remains of what would have been the east gate are clearly visible.

Ramparts

Very little of the fort remains - all there is to see now are the eastern, southern and western ramparts earthen banks and ditches. The northern rampart and the wall were destroyed during the construction of the modern road (B6318).

South Gate

From above the remains of what would have been the south gate are clearly visible.

Temple of Mithras

To the south-west of the fort were three religious shrines, associated with the stream. The only one that remains is the Mithraeum, a temple that wpould have been used to worship the god Mithras. The altars in the temple's remains are reproductions. The temple was subsequently desecrated, probably by Christians.

Western Gate

Just outside the western gate the foundations of the military bathhouse were discovered during partial excavations of the site in 1873.

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Sites up to 50 km away as the crow flies. Click to see Nearby Sites on a Google Map.

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