| Best Devon Walks |
| Exeter Roman Wall Trail |
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| Part of Exeter's Roman Wall |
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| Exeter Wall |
The Romans named this settlement 'Flowing Water', ie Isca .
| Roman Wall | |
Exeter Pay & Display Car Parks or Southernhay |
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Distance: 1.5 miles
| Best Devon Town Trails |
This easy walk passes Rougemont Castle & Cricklepit Mill, the last of the nine water mills which in the past ensured Exeter's prosperity.
Map of Walk 1
The Saxons, Danes, Alfred the Great , William the Conqueror, Henry VI, Roundheads and Cavaliers all play a part in its often violent history.
During the middle ages a castle was built, now in private hands.
Do not be deterred by Shakespeare, who has KING RICHARD III saying,
'Richmond! When last I was at Exeter,
The mayor in courtesy show'd me the castle,
And call'd it Rougemont: at which name I started,
Because a bard of Ireland told me once
I should not live long after I saw Richmond.'
Information panels are positioned along the walk.
| Download large map of Roman Wall Walk (pdf) |
Also, see part of our specially compiled contoured map of Roman Devon showing ancient trackways/sites and Roman Roads/sites.
length: | 1.5 miles |
time: | 40 min's |
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