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French Raid on St Ives Cornwall 1380

1380
Cornwall, England
Also known as: French attack on St Ives 1380
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cornwall, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
St Ives townspeople
Forces
c. 100-150 townspeople
VS
Victor
French and Castilian raiders
Forces
c. 200-350 Franco-Castilian raiders
Outcome
Fishing and tin port raided; harbour damaged
The Battle

History & Significance

St Ives was among the Cornish ports struck during the Franco-Castilian raids of 1380, with the prosperity of the town in tin and fish export making it a tempting target.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near French Raid on St Ives Cornwall 1380

Circular enclosure 385m NE of Higher Trenowin
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 miles
Round 450yds (405m) NW of Lower Chellew Farm
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 miles
Medieval wayside cross at Whitecross, near Crowlas
Scheduled monument · ~3.7 miles
A small multivallate hillfort known as 'Castle-an-Dinas' which contains an 18th century folly called 'Roger's Tower'
Scheduled monument · ~3.8 miles
Wayside cross called Crowlas Cross, 230m north east of Lower Tregender
Scheduled monument · ~4 miles
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