Colchester town walls complex

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defensive wall system heritage asset scheduled monument

The Colchester town walls complex is a Roman and medieval defensive circuit in Colchester, England, incorporating structures such as Colchester Castle and representing one of the oldest and most substantial surviving town wall systems in Britain.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Roman town walls of Colchester	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defensive wall system ⓘ heritage asset ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Roman military architecture ⓘ medieval fortification ⓘ
category	Archaeological sites in Essex ⓘ Medieval city walls in England ⓘ Roman town walls in England ⓘ Scheduled monuments in Essex ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
era	Roman era ⓘ medieval era ⓘ
hasPart	Balkerne Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Colchester Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman town walls of Colchester NERFINISHED ⓘ ditches ⓘ earthworks ⓘ medieval town walls of Colchester ⓘ various bastions ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Scheduled Monument ⓘ partly Grade I listed ⓘ partly Grade II listed ⓘ
inception	1st century AD ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Essex ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ historic core of Colchester ⓘ
location	Colchester NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintainedBy	local authorities in Colchester ⓘ
materialUsed	Roman brick ⓘ rubble masonry ⓘ septaria stone ⓘ
notableFor	being among the earliest town walls in Britain ⓘ being one of the most complete surviving Roman town wall circuits in England ⓘ incorporation of Colchester Castle into the circuit ⓘ
partOf	historic town of Colchester ⓘ
significantEvent	adapted for later defensive uses ⓘ constructed in the Roman period ⓘ modified in the medieval period ⓘ
significantPeriod	Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
surrounds	historic centre of Colchester ⓘ
touristAttraction	true ⓘ
usedFor	defence ⓘ status symbol ⓘ town enclosure ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colchester Castle → partOf → Colchester town walls complex ⓘ

Balkerne Gate → partOf → Colchester town walls complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman town walls of Colchester