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Monday 11 September 2017

Carrawburgh (Procolita) Roman Fort

The Carrawburgh or Procolita Roman Fort has only been partially excavated. It was an auxiliary fort built after the wall and vallum was completed and was the last one built on the wall in 134 CE and lasted till 383 CE.
There was excavations done by Clayton here and found many items but it awaits a more robust dig.
There is a coffee van here during tourist season.
They are quite the nice setup
The Mithraeum, or temple to Mithras, is quite impressive and is just beside the fort to the West.

Altars and statue pedestals.
Some travelers left coins as offerings. So did we because when in a Roman temple...

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