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Early Medieval

Battle of Cefn Digoll

630
Wales
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Kingdom of Northumbria
VS
Victor
Kingdom of Gwynedd; Kingdom of Mercia
Outcome
Gwynedd-Mercian victory.
The Battle

History & Significance

The Battle of Cefn Digoll, also known as the Battle of the Long Mynd was fought in 630 at Long Mountain near Welshpool in modern-day Wales. The battle was fought between the Northumbrian army of King Edwin of Northumbria and an anti-Northumbrian alliance between King Cadwallon of Gwynedd and Penda of Mercia. The battle ended the Northumbrian domination of Gwynedd, and preceded a Welsh campaign into Northumbria, which led to Edwin's death at the Battle of Hatfield Chase.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Battle of Cefn Digoll lies on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Cefn Digoll

Offa's Dyke: Sections extending 675m S from centre of Goppas Wood
Offa's Dyke: Sections extending 675m S from centre of Goppas Wood
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~1.9 mi

Offa's Dyke is an early medieval linear earthwork, one of the most substantial monuments of its kind in Britain. The sections extending 675 metres south from the centre of Goppas Wood form part of this remarkable frontier work, constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eight…

Trevor Littlewood / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 760m N from centre of Goppas Wood to Hope By-Road
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 760m N from centre of Goppas Wood to Hope By-Road
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~1.9 mi

Offa's Dyke Section from Goppas Wood to Hope By-Road is an early medieval linear earthwork forming part of the Anglo-Welsh frontier system. This 760-metre stretch extends northwards from Goppas Wood and follows the undulating terrain of the Welsh border, where Llandovery bedrock—composed of mudst…

Trevor Littlewood / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Offa's Dyke: Section at Pentre Farm
Offa's Dyke: Section at Pentre Farm
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~2 mi

Offa's Dyke: Section at Pentre Farm is an early medieval linear earthwork that forms part of the substantial defensive or territorial boundary constructed along the Anglo-Welsh border during the 8th century. This section, protected by Cadw under reference MG217, survives as an upstanding bank and…

John Allan / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Knaps Barrows
Knaps Barrows
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~2 mi

Knaps Barrows is a prehistoric round barrow situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG213. The monument lies upon bedrock of the Ludlow Series, an ancient formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that dates to the Silurian period. This solid geological foundation would have…

Andrew Shannon / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Offa's Dyke: South of School House
Offa's Dyke: South of School House
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~2.2 mi

Offa's Dyke: South of School House is an early medieval linear earthwork forming part of the eighth-century frontier defence system between Anglo-Saxon Mercia and Welsh kingdoms. This section of the dyke runs through terrain underlain by Caradoc Rocks, Ordovician mudstones, siltstones and sandsto…

JThomas / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Offa's Dyke: Section from North Lodge, Leighton Park to Old Quarry S of Green Wood
Offa's Dyke: Section from North Lodge, Leighton Park to Old Quarry S of Green Wood
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~2.6 mi

Offa's Dyke: Section from North Lodge, Leighton Park to Old Quarry S of Green Wood is an early medieval linear earthwork that forms part of the longest frontier work surviving from the Anglo-Saxon period. Built in the late eighth century, the dyke marks a territorial boundary between the Kingdom…

Chris Heaton / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Beacon Ring Camp (Caer Digoll)
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1 miles
Black Bank Camp
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.2 miles
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