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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Exeter City Walls canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.