Broadbury Castle () 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 across.Maxfield, V. (1985), 'Excavations at Ashbury in 1983, with a note on Broadbury Castle', Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings, No.43 Historic England state that it is the remains of a Roman marching camp, although firm evidence for this is lacking and an alternative interpretation as an Iron Age or Roman-British civilian settlement has also been proposed.Maxfield, V. (1985), 'Excavations at Ashbury in 1983, with a note on Broadbury Castle', Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings, No.43
Recognition The site is legally protected as a scheduled monument, under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
Broadbury Castle was a familiar place for fox hunting, with Devon newspaper accounts stretching over fifty years."The Chase". Western Times. 15 April 1864. 3."South Talbot Foxhounds: Fine Runs: Some Kills". Western Times. 4 February 1938. 13.
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