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Battle of Builth Castle

1260
Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Battle of Builth Castle was a medieval pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Wales in 1260. 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 Builth Castle lies on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Builth Castle

Builth Castle
Builth Castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0 mi

Builth Castle is a motte and bailey castle constructed in the late twelfth century in Breconshire, Wales, likely established during the Anglo-Norman penetration of the region. The site comprises a substantial earthen mound with surrounding defensive ditches, typical of the motte and bailey form w…

Eirian Evans / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Coed Chwefri Vickers Machine Gun Emplacement
Coed Chwefri Vickers Machine Gun Emplacement
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~0.8 mi

Coed Chwefri Vickers Machine Gun Emplacement is a pillbox constructed during the Second World War to defend against potential invasion. Located in Wales and built upon Wenlock Rocks of Silurian age, the emplacement exploits the local geology of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone bedrock. This defe…

Phil Jones / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Caer Beris
Caer Beris
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.9 mi

Caer Beris is a medieval motte situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference BR093. The mound sits upon bedrock of Ludlow Rocks formation, composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone dating to the Ludlow period. This underlying geology has shaped both the stabi…

Graham Horn / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Cwrt Llechryd moated site
Cwrt Llechryd moated site
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.8 mi

Cwrt Llechryd moated site is a medieval moated dwelling located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw. The site comprises a substantial rectangular platform surrounded by a water-filled moat, a common defensive and status-defining feature of medieval manor houses from the 12th centu…

Jaggery / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Caer Einon Camp
Caer Einon Camp
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.8 mi

Caer Einon Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD014. The monument occupies ground underlain by Wenlock Rocks, a geological formation of Silurian age comprising interbedded mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. This moderately stable bedrock would h…

Andrew Hill / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Aberedw Hill Round Barrows
Aberedw Hill Round Barrows
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~2.3 mi

Aberedw Hill Round Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD074. The monument sits upon bedrock composed of Ludlow rocks, a geological formation dating to the Ludlow period and comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. This underlying geol…

Graham Horn / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Castell Cae-Maerdy Castle Mound
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.4 miles
Caer Fawr Medieval Settlement
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.5 miles
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