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Ruborough Camp is a univallate Iron Age hillfort situated in Somerset, England. The monument comprises a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an approximately oval interior, representing a characteristic form of hillforts constructed during the Iron Age period. The site occupies a prominent topographical position typical of such fortified settlements, which served defensive, administrative, and possibly ritual functions within Iron Age society. Ruborough Camp exemplifies the substantial earthwork fortifications constructed across southern Britain during the later prehistoric period.
Ruborough Camp large univallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007670. View the official record →
Ruborough Camp is a univallate Iron Age hillfort situated in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007670.
Ruborough Camp large univallate hillfort 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 1007670.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in All Saints' churchyard (1.6 km), Bowl barrow on Cothelstone Hill, 1.07km north east of St Agnes' Well (3.8 km), Bowl barrow and folly ruins on Cothelstone Hill, 1km north east of St Agnes' Well (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ruborough Camp large univallate hillfort's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Ruborough Camp large univallate hillfort stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.