Coventina
Coventina’s presence in the North of England is evidenced by more than by ten inscriptions found at a sacred temple dedicated to Coventina, near Carrawburgh, on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland.
Coventina’s temple was located at the Fort of Brocolitia (Badger Holes). It was built at the source of the natural spring that still bubbles forth today known as Meggie’s Dene Burn. Such springs were revered by the Brythons, as a fresh water source was the key to living a healthy life.
Given the terrain, the spring, the pure water and the Brythonic traditions, it would be reasonable to expect that the local population would have been worshipping Coventina long before the Romans took up residence.
Coventina’s temple was located at the Fort of Brocolitia (Badger Holes). It was built at the source of the natural spring that still bubbles forth today known as Meggie’s Dene Burn. Such springs were revered by the Brythons, as a fresh water source was the key to living a healthy life.
Given the terrain, the spring, the pure water and the Brythonic traditions, it would be reasonable to expect that the local population would have been worshipping Coventina long before the Romans took up residence.
Coventina's Well at Brocolitia, near Hadrian's Wall
Coventina's Well
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Looking out over the natural Spring from the Roman Fort
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The Roman Mithraic Temple next to Coventina's Well, Brocolitia, near Hadrian's Wall - flooded in November 2012
