The New Mithraeum
27 Aug 2023
Updated on May 2026
An underground room, discovered between Wouldham and Burham old church on the East side of the Medway (1894).
The vaulted cave (H. 4.70 Br. 7.50 D. 4.70), hewn out in the rock, is of an elliptic design. In it a room was constructed of limestone, the entrance (H. 4.20 Br. 3.60) of which is situated on the East side. Behind this entrance a passage has been made in zigzag-fashion by means of two small limestone walls.
In the back-wall, there are three niches side by side, whereas in the North side- wall a long, narrow opening had been made, through which the light could enter…
The vaulted cave (H. 4.70 Br. 7.50 D. 4.70), hewn out in the rock, is of an elliptic design. In it a room was constructed of limestone, the entrance (H. 4.20 Br. 3.60) of which is situated on the East side. Behind this entrance a passage has been made in zigzag-fashion by means of two small limestone walls.
In the back-wall, there are three niches side by side, whereas in the North side- wall a long, narrow opening had been made, through which the light could enter…
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