Ruborough Camp

Ruborough Camp
Editor - W.Page; Chapter on Ancient Earthworks - C.H.Bothamley · Public domain

Also known as: Roberrow, Roborough, Ruborough Camp large univallate hillfort

Ruborough Camp is an Iron Age hill fort on the Quantock Hills near Broomfield in Somerset, England [1]. The name comes from Rugan beorh or Ruwan-beorge meaning Rough Hill [1]. The hill fort is on an easterly spur from the main Quantock ridge, with steep natural slopes to the north and south-east [1]. The fort is triangular in shape, with a single rampart and ditch (univallate), enclosing 1.8 hectares (4.4 acres) [1]. There is a linear outer work about 120 m away, parallel to the westerly rampart, enclosing another 1.8 ha [1].

Text: Wikipedia – 'Ruborough Camp' (revision of 2026-07-22), CC BY-SA 4.0 · sentences selected and shortened by an AI system · source →
TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.0962° N, 3.1049° W

More sites in England

Broomfield Camp · Cannington Camp · Plainsfield Camp · Norton Camp · Cambria Farm · Dead Woman's Ditch · Dowsborough Camp · Longforth Farm · Trendle Ring · Post Track · Robin Hood's Butts · Curdon Camp · King's Castle, Wiveliscombe · Elworthy Barrows · Brent Knoll Camp · Horse Pool Camp · Battlegore Burial Chamber · Brean Down · Brean Down Fort · Castles Camp · Clatworthy Camp · Dumpdon Hill · Stockland Castle · Sweet Track

All sites in England →

Was this page useful?

Keep exploring

Every site on this page sits on the globe, and the people who research them are on the Discord.

3D Globe · Sites by country · Story Archive · Research Library · Weekly Journal · Search