Topsham Fort
Major Settlement and Port
The Romano-British settlement and port at Topsham likely started life as the supply-port for Legio II Augusta, shortly after the legionary fortress was built at Exeter nearby c.55AD. It is possible, however, that Topsham was occupied in late-Claudian times, when an auxiliary fort is thought to have been erected at Exeter, prior to the construction of the fortress.
References for Topsham
- The Roman Invasion of Britain by Graham Webster (Batsford, London, 1993).
Roman Roads near Topsham
NW (3) to Isca Dvmnoniorvm (Exeter, Devon)
Sites near Topsham Fort
- Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum) Town (6 km)
Minor Settlement - Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum) Roman Fort (6 km)
Legionary Fort - Stoke Hill Signal Station (8 km)
Fortlet - Cullompton Forts (20 km)
Flavian Auxiliary Fort (AD 69–96) - Hembury Roman Fort (21 km)
Claudian Auxiliary Fort (AD 43–54), Iron Age Hillfort and Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure - Honiton (23 km)
Possible Settlement - Tiverton Roman Fort (26 km)
Neronian Auxiliary Fort (AD 54–68) - Honeyditches (Seaton) Villa (28 km)
Villa - Bury Barton Roman Fort (29 km)
Neronian Auxiliary Fort (AD 54–68) - Nemetostatio Roman Fort (32 km)
British Temple Or Shrine, Claudian Auxiliary Fort (AD 43–54) and Marching or Temporary Camp