Monumentum
Mithraeum of Inveresk
The Mithraeum of Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.
Altars to the Mithras and Sol of the Mithraeum of Inveresk
Current Archaeology
Laser-scanning of the Sol altar of the Inveresk Mithraeum
Current Archaeology
Inveresk altar with griffin.
AOC Archaeology Group
The New Mithraeum
19 Aug 2021
Updated on Oct 2022
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A large rectangular sunken feature with lateral benches contained two altars buried face down at its north-western end. One was dedicated to Mithras, with iconography of both Mithras (ravens and a torch) and Apollo (griffin, lyre and a probable plectrum) as well as libation vessels. The other was dedicated to Sol, with a frieze above showing the four Seasons.
The Sol altar was a dramatic one, with a
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