Hill forts · South West England
Moridunum
Moridunum — Roman settlement at what is now Axminster in England.
Peter Holmes — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Axminster · 0.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Moridunum is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Roman settlement at what is now Axminster in England". Coordinates: 50.7719°, -2.9983°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Axe SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: East Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Moridunum was a fort and small town in the Roman province of Britannia. Its remains are located at Woodbury Farm, immediately south of Axminster in the English county of Devon. The square fort was built at the intersection of two Roman roads, the Fosse Way and Durnovaria-Isca Dumnoniorum road, apparently in the 2nd century. Its ditch survives around much of the site. A civilian settlement soon grew up nearby, encouraged by the building of what has been interpreted as a large stone mansio for the provincial postal service. It was a centre for pottery production in the 3rd century and occupation continued until the end of the 4th.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.7719, -2.9983
- County
- Devon
- District
- East Devon
- Parish
- Axminster
- Postcode
- EX13 5RE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Nearest railway station
- Axminster — 0.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q775861 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Moridunum (Axminster) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Moridunum?
- Moridunum is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX13 5RE), in the parish of Axminster.
- Is Moridunum a protected site?
- Yes — Moridunum is part of the River Axe SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the East Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Moridunum free to visit?
- Yes, Moridunum is free to enter.
- How do I get to Moridunum?
- The nearest railway station is Axminster, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EX13 5RE.