Broadbury Castle

50°44′31″N 4°09′01″W / 50.74200°N 4.15034°W / 50.74200; -4.15034 Broadbury Castle (grid reference SX48379580) is an archaeological earthwork close to Beaworthy in Devon, England. It comprises a single bank and ditch which enclose an almost square piece of ground measuring 58m by 68m across.[1] Historic England state that it is the remains of a Roman marching camp,[2] although firm evidence for this is lacking and an alternative interpretation as an Iron Age or Roman-British civilian settlement has also been proposed.[3]

The site is legally protected as a scheduled monument, under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979[4]

Broadbury Castle was a familiar place for fox hunting, with Devon newspaper accounts stretching over fifty years.[5][6]

  1. ^ Maxfield, V. (1985), 'Excavations at Ashbury in 1983, with a note on Broadbury Castle', Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings, No.43
  2. ^ "Broadbury Castle Roman camp, Beaworthy - 1017969 | Historic England".
  3. ^ Maxfield, V. (1985), 'Excavations at Ashbury in 1983, with a note on Broadbury Castle', Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings, No.43
  4. ^ "Broadbury Castle Roman camp, Beaworthy - 1017969 | Historic England".
  5. ^ "The Chase". Western Times. 15 April 1864. 3.
  6. ^ "South Talbot Foxhounds: Fine Runs: Some Kills". Western Times. 4 February 1938. 13.