- Walton Castle near Felixstowe is the potential location of one of the Saxon Shore Forts, possibly called Dummoc.
- The fort is now lost to the sea, although some remains are visible at low tide. It guarded the estuaries of the rivers Deben, Orwell and Stour.
Saxon Shore Forts
- The Saxon Shore Forts were a chain of Roman Naval Forts in southeastern England that stretched from Portchester to the Wash, whose function was to defend the River estuaries and coastline from Pirate attacks by seaborne invaders.
- The Forts date to the third century CE and are mentioned in a 4th century CE document known as the Notitia Dignitatum.
Roman Roads
- Pye Road
- From London to Caistor St Edmund.
Nearby Sites
- Ipswich
- Ipswich Museum
Walton Castle, Felixstowe