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Type : Museum
Location : Taunton
Housed in Taunton Castle the displays feature archaeology, ceramics, costume, silver, the Somerset Military Museum and a 16thC almshouse. Specialities include the prehistoric wooden track-ways from the Somerset Levels, objects from the Iron Age and the Low Ham Roman mosaic. Recent additions include the Shapwick coin hoard, the largest hoard of Roman silver coins found in Britain.
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Address:
Taunton Castle, Castle Green, Taunton, TA1 4AA
Telephone:
+44 01823 320201
Fax:
+44 01823 320229
Email:
county-museums@somerset.gov.uk
Website:
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