When did Battle of Cefn Carnedd take place?

Battle of Cefn Carnedd took place in 51, Wales.

Who won Battle of Cefn Carnedd?

The victor at Battle of Cefn Carnedd is disputed or unrecorded in the surviving sources.

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Roman Period

Battle of Cefn Carnedd

Wales

Era

Roman Period

Battle Type

Pitched Battle

Location

Wales

Status

Unregistered

The Battle

History & Significance

Battle of Cefn Carnedd was a Roman pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Wales in 51. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record. The engagement belongs to Roman Britain, the period of conquest and occupation that followed the invasion of AD 43 and the campaigns against the island's native peoples.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Battle of Cefn Carnedd lies on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Cefn Carnedd

Llandinam Hall Enclosure

Scheduled monument · Roman · ~0.9 mi

Llandinam Hall Enclosure is a Roman enclosure located in Wales, built upon bedrock of Llandovery Rocks composed of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate. The site occupies a landscape of ancient geology, with the underlying strata formed during the Llandovery period. This foundation would have p…

Eirian Evans / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Caersws Roman road

Scheduled monument · Roman · ~1.2 mi

Caersws Roman road is a Roman road in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference MG324. The route crosses terrain underlain by Llandovery rocks of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, deposits formed during the Llandovery period of the Ordovician. This geology would have presented particular challeng…

OLU / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Caersws Roman Fort: Section of South Western Defences

Scheduled monument · Roman · ~1.4 mi

Caersws Roman Fort: Section of South Western Defences is a Roman fort located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference MG222. The fort was constructed on bedrock comprising Llandovery rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during…

John M / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Caersws Roman Fort and Vicus: section in southern part of vicus

Scheduled monument · Roman · ~1.4 mi

Caersws Roman Fort and Vicus is a Roman auxiliary fort and associated civilian settlement in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw. The fort was established to project Roman military power into the Welsh uplands and control the surrounding territory. The civilian settlement, or vicus,…

Jaggery / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Caersws Roman Site

Scheduled monument · Roman · ~1.6 mi

Caersws Roman Site is a Roman fort located in Wales, situated upon bedrock of the Llandovery period, which consists of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. The underlying geology of this mixed sedimentary formation would have presented particular challenges for the Roman engineers responsible for c…

Jaggery / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Roman Earthwork NE of Caersws (revealed by aerial photography)

Scheduled monument · Roman · ~2.2 mi

Roman Earthwork NE of Caersws is a Roman military installation revealed by aerial photography in mid-Wales. The site lies on Llandovery sandstone and conglomerate bedrock, geology that would have presented both practical challenges and advantages to Roman engineers planning fortifications in this…

Ian Paterson / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Cefn Carnedd Camp

Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~0.1 miles

Caersws Roman Fort and Vicus: section in SE part of vicus

Scheduled monument · Roman · ~1.5 miles

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Sources

Battle of Cefn Carnedd · Wikidata

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