Broadbury Castle

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Broadbury Castle (Grid reference Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates".) is an archaeological earthwork close to Beaworthy in Devon, England.

Description

The site comprises a single bank and ditch which enclose an almost square piece of ground measuring Script error: No such module "convert". 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]

Recognition

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

Broadbury Castle was a familiarScript error: No such module "Unsubst". place for fox hunting, with Devon newspaper accounts stretching over fifty years.[5][6]

References

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

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