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The New
Mithraeum

Ad Augusta per Angusta

Locus

Epiacum

The hill fort of Epiacum, known today as Whitley Castle, occupied a strategic upland position south of Hadrian’s Wall.

Mithraic monuments of Epiacum

Altar to Apollo-Mithras from Whitley Castle

Sandstone altar combining imagery of Apollo, Mithras and the torchbearers Cautes and Cautopates near the Roman fort of Whitley Castle.

CIMRM 837B

More info

Location
Britannia, today in the area of Alston (United Kingdom)

From the Wikipedia Whitley Castle is a large, unusually shaped Roman fort north-west of the town of Alston, Cumbria, England. It is the highest stone-built Roman fort in Britain. The castrum, which was first built by the Roman Army early in the 2nd century AD, was partly demolished and rebuilt around 200 AD. It appears to have been sited to protect lead mining in the area as well as to support the border defences of Hadrian's Wall. Unlike most Roman forts that have a "playing-card shape", Whitley Castle is lozenge-shaped to fit the site.

Canonical URL https://www.mithraeum.eu/location/375

TNML 375

Published on 28 May 2026

Updated on 29 May 2026