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Battle of Castell Llandandras

1262
Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Battle of Castell Llandandras was a medieval pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Wales in 1262. 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 Castell Llandandras 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 Castell Llandandras

The Warden Mound & Bailey Castle
The Warden Mound & Bailey Castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.1 mi

The Warden Mound and Bailey Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD052. This earthwork fortress consists of a raised mound topped by timber fortifications, with an adjacent lower courtyard or bailey. The site sits upon Wenlock Rocks,…

Philip Halling / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Norton Mound And Bailey Castle
Norton Mound And Bailey Castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.9 mi

Norton Mound and Bailey Castle is a medieval motte and bailey located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD056. The monument comprises the characteristic two-part earthwork of its type: a raised mound, or motte, designed to support a defensive structure, and an adjoining lower enclosu…

Michael Dibb / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Discoed Castle Mound
Discoed Castle Mound
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.1 mi

Discoed Castle Mound is a medieval motte situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference RD059. The earthwork comprises a substantial raised mound that would originally have supported a timber or stone fortification typical of Norman or early medieval Welsh defensi…

Fabian Musto / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Offa's Dyke: Section from Whitton-Presteigne Road to River Lugg
Offa's Dyke: Section from Whitton-Presteigne Road to River Lugg
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~2.3 mi

Offa's Dyke: Section from Whitton-Presteigne Road to River Lugg is an early medieval linear earthwork that forms part of the most extensive frontier defence constructed in Dark Age Britain. This section extends across the borderlands of Wales, where the underlying Ludlow rocks—a sequence of mudst…

Richard Webb / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Barland Motte and Bailey
Barland Motte and Bailey
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.4 mi

Barland Motte and Bailey is a medieval motte and bailey castle situated in Radnorshire, Wales. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork consisting of a motte, or raised mound, accompanied by an associated bailey enclosure, typical of Norman fortifications established in the Welsh Marches du…

Trevor Rickard / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 1960m from Yew Tree Farm to Quarries NE of Granner Wood
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 1960m from Yew Tree Farm to Quarries NE of Granner Wood
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~2.4 mi

Offa's Dyke: Section extending 1960m from Yew Tree Farm to Quarries NE of Granner Wood is a early medieval linear earthwork that forms part of the celebrated frontier works traditionally attributed to King Offa of Mercia in the eighth century. This particular section, protected by Cadw as a sched…

Chris Heaton / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 1125m SW to Gilfach Wood
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~2.4 miles
Mound and Bailey Castle 495m NW of Ditch Hill Bridge
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.9 miles
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