BattlefieldsBattle of Neath 1088
Medieval

Battle of Neath 1088

1088
Glamorgan, Wales
Also known as: Welsh victory near Neath against Normans 1088
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Glamorgan, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Normans (Gloucester lordship)
Forces
Normans: c.1,000–2,000.
VS
Victor
Welsh (Glamorgan and Deheubarth)
Forces
Welsh (Glamorgan/Deheubarth): c.2,000–3,500
Outcome
Welsh forces defeat Norman force near Neath; Norman advance in south Wales temporarily halted
The Battle

History & Significance

During the period of Norman consolidation in south Wales following the conquest of Glamorgan by Robert Fitz Hamon, Welsh resistance continued in the hill country. A skirmish near Neath in 1088 checked Norman expansion west along the south Wales coast. The Neath valley was a persistent contested area between the Norman lords of Glamorgan and the Welsh of Deheubarth throughout the late eleventh and twelfth centuries.

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