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Battle of Colwyn Castle

1216
Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Battle of Colwyn Castle was a medieval pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Wales in 1216. 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 Colwyn 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 Colwyn Castle

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

Colwyn Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the invasion of 1066. The monument consists of a substantial mound with an associated bailey, representing a typical form of early medieval military fortification constructed to asse…

Jasperfforde / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Hundred House round barrow
Hundred House round barrow
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~0.4 mi

Hundred House round barrow is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD230. The monument sits on bedrock of Wenlock Rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone dating to the Wenlock period. These sedimentary deposits, laid do…

Bill Nicholls / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
The Mount Mound & Bailey Castle, Hundred House
The Mount Mound & Bailey Castle, Hundred House
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.6 mi

The Mount Mound & Bailey Castle, Hundred House is a medieval motte and bailey earthwork situated in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument. The site consists of the characteristic two-part defensive structure typical of Norman and early medieval fortifications: a raised motte (mound)…

Christine Matthews / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Fforest Wood Mound & Bailey Castle
Fforest Wood Mound & Bailey Castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.8 mi

Fforest Wood Mound and Bailey Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD075. The monument consists of the classic two-part defensive earthwork typical of Norman and early medieval fortifications: a raised mound, or motte, surmounted orig…

Bill Nicholls / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Bryntwppa stone row
Bryntwppa stone row
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.1 mi

Bryntwppa stone row is a prehistoric alignment of stones located in Wales, standing upon bedrock of Ordovician mafic tuff. This volcanic foundation, formed in the Ordovician period over 440 million years ago, provided the natural landscape from which the monument's stones were gathered. Stone row…

Sandy Gerrard / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Giant's Grave round cairn
Giant's Grave round cairn
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~2 mi

Giant's Grave round cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales, protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Cadw under reference RD218. Round cairns of this type were constructed during the Bronze Age and served as burial places, often for individuals of elevated status within the…

Philip Halling / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Cwmblaenerw Enclosed Long Hut
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~1 miles
Penarth Mount Castle Mound
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.3 miles
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