Ruborough Camp
Ruborough Camp is an Iron Age hill fort on the Quantock Hills near Broomfield in Somerset, England. The name comes from Rugan beorh or Ruwan-beorge meaning Rough Hill. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and on the Heritage at Risk Register.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Roberrow”, “Roborough”, and “Ruborough Camp large univallate hillfort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Michael, Enmore and Enmore Park Golf Club.
Church of St Michael, Enmore
Church
Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Michael in Enmore within the English county of Somerset dates mainly from the 15th century, however some of the fabric of the building from the 12th century, including an arched doorway, survives. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Michael, Enmore is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Ruborough Camp.
Enmore Park Golf Club
Golf course
Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Enmore Park Golf Club is a golf club set within the Quantock hills, an area of outstanding natural beauty, and in the village of Enmore within the county of Somerset in England. Enmore Park Golf Club is situated 1½ miles northeast of Ruborough Camp.
Hawkridge Reservoir
Reservoir
Hawkridge Reservoir is a reservoir near Spaxton, Somerset, England. The inflow is from several streams in the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty including Peart Water, which continues below the reservoir in a northeast direction to Spaxton, where it enters the Ashford Reservoir. Hawkridge Reservoir is situated 2 miles northwest of Ruborough Camp.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broomfield and Enmore.
Broomfield
Village
Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broomfield is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated about five miles north of Taunton. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 249.
Enmore
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Enmore is a village and civil parish 2 miles west of Bridgwater on the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Bare Ash.
Merridge
Hamlet
Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spaxton is a small village and civil parish on the Quantocks in Somerset, South West England. The village is about 5 miles west of Bridgwater. Other settlements in the parish include Charlynch, Courtway, Four Forks, Gothelney Green, Merridge, and Splatt.
Ruborough Camp
- Categories: partial contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Broomfield, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.09604° or 51° 5′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.10386° or 3° 6′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C3R3VWW+CFOpenStreetMap ID
node 2039202053OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7376177
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