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Tudor

Simnel Irish Landing Approach — Larne to Furness Route 1487

1487
Lancashire, England
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Lancashire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Yorkist commanders John de la Pole Earl of Lincoln
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Approx 2,000 German and Irish troops under Martin Schwartz
Outcome
Yorkist army landed unopposed; local Lancastrian loyalists offered no resistance.
The Battle

History & Significance

Lambert Simnel and his Yorkist backers crossed from Ireland and came ashore near Piel Island, Furness. The landing point marked the opening move of the 1487 Yorkist bid for the throne before the army marched south toward Newark.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Simnel Irish Landing Approach — Larne to Furness Route 1487

Prehistoric cairnfield 420m north east of Winds Gate
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Brown Rigg prehistoric cairnfield 375m east of Woodend Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Sike Moss prehistoric cairnfield and two ring cairns 215m north east of Woodend Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Brown Rigg prehistoric cairnfield and a funerary cairn 400m south east of Woodend Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Prehistoric hut circle settlement and cairnfield, three medieval settlements and associated field systems, and two shielings north of Crosbythwaite
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
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