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Early Medieval

Suspected Dark Age battle - St Austell area

500–700
Cornwall, England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cornwall, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Uncertain
Forces
Cornish skirmish against Saxon expansion.
VS
Victor
Uncertain
Forces
c.200–1,000 per side
Outcome
The battle's outcome remains historically uncertain, though the Saxons' ultimate failure to permanently conquer Cornwall suggests this particular engagement may have resulted in a Cornish tactical success or stalemate that temporarily checked Saxon westward expansion.
The Battle

History & Significance

Cornish resistance to Saxon expansion; place name tradition

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Suspected Dark Age battle - St Austell area

Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Menacuddle Well
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Standing stone 135m north west of Menear Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
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