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Siege of Holt Castle

1461
Denbighshire, Wales
Also known as: Holt 1461
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Denbighshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Lancastrians
Forces
Lancastrian garrison c.300–600.
VS
Victor
Yorkists
Forces
Yorkist besiegers c.2,000–3,500
Outcome
Castle secured for Yorkist control of the northern Marches
The Battle

History & Significance

Holt Castle on the Dee was an important crossing point and its reduction by Yorkists consolidated control of the Welsh Marches border region.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Holt Castle

Wat's Dyke: Garden Village Section
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~1.3 miles
Wat's Dyke at Crispin Lane, Wrexham
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~1.9 miles
Gatewen Hall round barrow
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~2.1 miles
Wat's Dyke: Section SSW of Wrexham Station, 130m Long
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~2.2 miles
Wrexham Churchyard Ornamental Wrought Iron Gates and Screen
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~2.4 miles
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