Keyword: Devon

Exeter: A Roman Legionary Fortress and Civitas Capital

John Pamment Salvatore

This accessible summary of the archaeological evidence from Roman Exeter reveals its origins as a legionary fortress garrisoned by the Second Augustan Legion. After the legion departed to Wales, Exeter became a Roman regional capital and continued to flourish on the very western edge of the Empire before its ultimate demise in the late 4th century. READ MORE

Paperback: £24.99 | eBook: £16.00

Torre Abbey, Devon

Deirdre Forde et al.

This monograph presents decades of archaeological, architectural and documentary research at Torre Abbey, tracing its development from a 12th‑century Premonstratensian monastery to a post‑Dissolution mansion. Excavations reveal church and cloister structures, medieval fabric, later adaptations and notable finds including tiles and stained glass. READ MORE

Paperback: £20.00

The Archaeology of the South-West Reinforcement Gas Pipeline, Devon

Andrew Mudd et al.

Neolithic and Bronze Age pits and Middle Bronze Age land division were revealed. Iron Age iron smelting was found near Dartington. A Roman hillslope enclosure was identified near the River Dart and an open settlement engaging in pewter close to the River Avon. A medieval sunken outbuilding near Powderham contained charred cereals READ MORE

Hardback: £21.95

Blog News Mailing List