When did Battle of Abergavenny Castle take place?

Battle of Abergavenny Castle took place in 1233, Wales.

Who won Battle of Abergavenny Castle?

The victor at Battle of Abergavenny Castle is disputed or unrecorded in the surviving sources.

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Medieval

Battle of Abergavenny Castle

1233

Wales

Era

Medieval

Battle Type

Pitched Battle

Location

Wales

Status

Unregistered

The Battle

History & Significance

Battle of Abergavenny Castle was a medieval pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Wales in 1233. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record. It falls within the medieval period, an age of dynastic succession disputes, baronial revolt and border warfare fought by feudal levies, mounted knights and town militias.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Battle of Abergavenny Castle lies on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Abergavenny Castle

Abergavenny Castle

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0 mi

Abergavenny Castle is a Norman castle founded in the late eleventh century by Hamelin de Ballon, establishing a stronghold within the lordship of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire. The castle comprises a substantial motte-and-bailey earthwork crowned by a stone keep, with the remains of a gatehouse an…

Jeremy Bolwell / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Area of Conventual Buildings, St Mary's Priory

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.1 mi

Area of Conventual Buildings, St Mary's Priory is a medieval priory located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MM183. The priory occupied land underlain by Lower Devonian rocks, a foundation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Early Devonian period. This ancient…

Ethan Doyle White / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Abergavenny Bridge

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.5 mi

Abergavenny Bridge is a medieval stone bridge crossing the River Usk at Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales. The bridge dates from the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century and represents an important example of medieval bridge engineering in Wales. Constructed of stone with multiple arches…

Jaggery / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

St. Faith's Churchyard Cross, Llanfoist

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.9 mi

St. Faith's Churchyard Cross, Llanfoist is a medieval cross standing in the churchyard of St. Faith's Church in Monmouthshire, Wales. The monument is protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument (reference MM306) and represents a significant example of parish religious provision in the medie…

Jaggery / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Hill's Tramroad Inclines, Llanfoist

Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~1.5 mi

Hill's Tramroad Inclines, Llanfoist is a post-medieval and modern tramroad preserved as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference MM276. Located in the Brecon Beacons area of Wales, the inclines represent the industrial infrastructure of the nineteenth-century iron and coal industries tha…

Gareth James / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Llanwenarth Churchyard Cross-Base

Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.6 mi

Llanwenarth Churchyard Cross-Base is a medieval cross monument protected by Cadw under reference MM118. The cross-base stands within the churchyard at Llanwenarth in Wales, occupying ground composed of Lower Devonian rocks formed during the Early Devonian period. This bedrock of undifferentiated…

Robevans123 / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Abergavenny Roman Fort

Scheduled monument · Roman · ~0.1 miles

Tramroad Bridge, Bailey's Tramroad, Govilon

Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~2.5 miles

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