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Broadbury Castle Roman camp

England
List entry 1017969
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017969
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.11 hectares
Grid reference
SX 48378 95797
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I do not have established scholarly information about a Roman camp or castle specifically named Broadbury Castle in Devon within my reliable sources. While Devon contains numerous Roman sites and medieval castles, I cannot provide accurate details about this particular monument without verified information from archaeological surveys or heritage records. To obtain precise historical and physical details about this site with reference number 1017969, I would recommend consulting the National Heritage List for England directly or contacting Devon County Council's heritage services, which would have authoritative documentation of this monument's period, characteristics, and significance.

Broadbury Castle Roman camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017969. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Broadbury Castle Roman camp?

I do not have established scholarly information about a Roman camp or castle specifically named Broadbury Castle in Devon within my reliable sources. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017969.

Who is responsible for protecting Broadbury Castle Roman camp?

Broadbury Castle Roman camp is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1017969.

What other scheduled monuments are near Broadbury Castle Roman camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Galford Down, 200m south west of Westdown Pool (10 km), Ring cairn 510m south west of Great Nodden (10.1 km), Round cairn 700m south-west of Great Nodden (10.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Galford Down, 200m south west of Westdown Pool
10 km
Ring cairn 510m south west of Great Nodden
10.1 km
Round cairn 700m south-west of Great Nodden
10.2 km
Round cairn 765m south-west of Great Nodden
10.2 km
Two round cairns 715m south-west of Great Nodden
10.2 km
Two round cairns 840m south west of Great Nodden
10.3 km
Stone hut circle 370m south east of Great Nodden forming an outlying part of a stone hut circle settlement
10.3 km
Stone hut circle 400m south east of Great Nodden forming an outlying part of a stone hut circle settlement
10.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Broadbury Castle Roman camp

Broadbury Castle Roman camp stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Broadbury Castle Roman camp

Battle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~17.4 miles
Domesday entry for Melbury, Devon →
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