Exeter City Walls

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Exeter City Walls are a series of historic defensive fortifications encircling the city of Exeter, with origins dating back to the Roman period and later medieval expansions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city wall
defensive fortification
scheduled monument
architecturalStyle Roman military engineering
medieval fortification
country England
United Kingdom
encircles historic centre of Exeter
follows line of Roman fortress
hasPart Cathedral Close section NERFINISHED
City Gate Hotel section NERFINISHED
North Gate area remains
Roman wall sections
Rougemont Castle curtain wall sections
South Gate area remains
Watergate section
West Gate area remains
medieval wall sections
hasWalkingRoute Exeter City Wall Trail NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation Grade II* listed structure (various stretches)
Scheduled Monument NERFINISHED
inception Roman period
length approximately 2.5 kilometres
locatedIn Devon
southwest England
surface form: South West England
location Exeter NERFINISHED
maintainedBy Exeter City Council NERFINISHED
material rubble masonry
stone
near Exeter Cathedral NERFINISHED
Exeter High Street NERFINISHED
Rougemont Castle NERFINISHED
ownedBy various public and private owners
partOf historic city of Exeter
percentageSurvives over 70 percent of circuit
significantEvent 20th-century conservation works
Civil War strengthening in the 17th century
Roman construction of fortress walls at Isca Dumnoniorum
medieval rebuilding and heightening
partial demolition of gates in the 18th and 19th centuries
startDate 1st century AD
subjectOf archaeological investigations
heritage interpretation panels around Exeter
surrounds Exeter Cathedral Close (in part) NERFINISHED
touristAttraction yes
usedFor city boundary
defence
heritage interpretation
tourism

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Exeter, Devon, England hasLandmark Exeter City Walls