BattlefieldsBattle of Catraeth, Gododdin vs Angles, c.600
Early Medieval

Battle of Catraeth, Gododdin vs Angles, c.600

600
Scottish Borders, England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scottish Borders, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Gododdin
VS
Victor
Angles (Bernicia and Deira)
Outcome
Decisive defeat for the Britons of Gododdin, who were nearly all killed.
The Battle

History & Significance

Battle of Catraeth, Gododdin vs Angles, c.600 was an early medieval pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in the area of Scottish Borders, England in 600. The victor was Angles (Bernicia and Deira). Decisive defeat for the Britons of Gododdin, who were nearly all killed.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Battle of Catraeth, Gododdin vs Angles, c.600 lies on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Catraeth, Gododdin vs Angles, c.600

St Giles medieval hospital, post-medieval farmstead and Iron Age occupation site immediately north of St Giles Farm
St Giles medieval hospital, post-medieval farmstead and Iron Age occupation site immediately north of St Giles Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 mi

St Giles medieval hospital, post-medieval farmstead and Iron Age occupation site is an ancient monument located immediately north of St Giles Farm in Yorkshire. The site encompasses evidence of occupation spanning from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period, with particular archaeologic…

Tony Simms / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
St Martin's Benedictine Priory, Richmond
St Martin's Benedictine Priory, Richmond
Scheduled monument · ~4.3 mi

St Martin's Benedictine Priory, Richmond is a medieval religious house founded in the 11th century as a daughter house of the Norman monastery at Gisors in Normandy. The priory was established within Richmond's defensive complex, benefiting from the patronage of the Breton lords who held the hono…

Admiralgary / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Richmond Castle: eleventh to fourteenth century enclosure castle
Richmond Castle: eleventh to fourteenth century enclosure castle
Scheduled monument · ~4.7 mi

Richmond Castle is a late eleventh-century enclosure castle situated at Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. Founded shortly after the Norman Conquest by Alan the Red, Count of Brittany, the castle was constructed to command the crossing of the River Swale and to consolidate Norman control over…

Dylan Moore / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
The Bar, a surviving gateway originally part of Richmond’s medieval town wall
The Bar, a surviving gateway originally part of Richmond’s medieval town wall
Scheduled monument · ~4.7 mi

The Bar is a surviving gateway that formed part of Richmond's medieval town wall in North Yorkshire. Dating from the medieval period, it represents an important example of urban defensive architecture and demonstrates the town's historical significance as a fortified settlement. The structure exh…

Richmond Bridge
Richmond Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~4.7 mi

Richmond Bridge is a stone arch bridge crossing the River Swale at Richmond in North Yorkshire. The bridge was constructed in the late eighteenth century, completed in 1789, and represents a significant example of Georgian bridge engineering. It comprises a single elliptical arch of approximately…

Joe Regan / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Franciscan friary
Franciscan friary
Scheduled monument · ~4.8 mi

Franciscan Friary is a medieval religious house located in Yorkshire, England, founded during the thirteenth century as part of the expansion of the Franciscan order across England. The friary represents the material remains of mendicant religious life, with archaeological and architectural evide…

Immanuel Giel / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Bainesse Roman roadside settlement and Anglian cemetery
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Pallet Hill motte and bailey castle, 80m north west of St Anne's Church
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
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