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 |
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| Exeter City Walls canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13157648 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Exeter City Walls Context triple: [Exeter, Devon, England, hasLandmark, Exeter City Walls]
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A.
Oxford city walls
The Oxford city walls are the medieval defensive fortifications that once enclosed and protected the historic center of Oxford, England.
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B.
Canterbury city walls
The Canterbury city walls are a series of medieval defensive fortifications encircling the historic city of Canterbury in Kent, England.
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C.
Southampton town walls
Southampton town walls are a series of medieval defensive fortifications encircling the historic port town of Southampton on England’s south coast.
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D.
Chester city walls
Chester city walls are a largely intact circuit of Roman and medieval defensive walls encircling the historic city centre of Chester, England, now serving as a popular elevated walking route and heritage attraction.
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E.
Exeter Castle
Exeter Castle is a historic fortified complex in Exeter, England, long used as the city's principal stronghold and judicial center.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Exeter City Walls Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Oxford city walls
The Oxford city walls are the medieval defensive fortifications that once enclosed and protected the historic center of Oxford, England.
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B.
Canterbury city walls
The Canterbury city walls are a series of medieval defensive fortifications encircling the historic city of Canterbury in Kent, England.
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C.
Southampton town walls
Southampton town walls are a series of medieval defensive fortifications encircling the historic port town of Southampton on England’s south coast.
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D.
Chester city walls
Chester city walls are a largely intact circuit of Roman and medieval defensive walls encircling the historic city centre of Chester, England, now serving as a popular elevated walking route and heritage attraction.
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E.
Exeter Castle
Exeter Castle is a historic fortified complex in Exeter, England, long used as the city's principal stronghold and judicial center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city wall
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defensive fortification ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Roman military engineering
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medieval fortification ⓘ |
| country |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| encircles | historic centre of Exeter ⓘ |
| follows | line of Roman fortress ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cathedral Close section
NERFINISHED
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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)
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Scheduled Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | Roman period ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2.5 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devon
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southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| location | Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Exeter City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
rubble masonry
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stone ⓘ |
| near |
Exeter Cathedral
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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heritage interpretation panels around Exeter ⓘ |
| surrounds | Exeter Cathedral Close (in part) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
city boundary
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defence ⓘ heritage interpretation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Exeter City Walls Description of subject: 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.
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