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Battle of Gwernesgof

1257
Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Battle of Gwernesgof was a medieval pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Wales in 1257. 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 Gwernesgof lies on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Gwernesgof

Camp S of Old Hall Sarn
Camp S of Old Hall Sarn
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.7 mi

Camp S of Old Hall Sarn is a medieval ringwork located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG137. Ringworks of this type were typically constructed during the 11th and 12th centuries as fortified residences combining defensive earthworks with domestic occupation. The monument consists…

Richard Law / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Offa's Dyke; Brompton Bridge section extending from Brompton Bridge to Mellington Hall Lodge
Offa's Dyke; Brompton Bridge section extending from Brompton Bridge to Mellington Hall Lodge
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~1.9 mi

Offa's Dyke is an early medieval linear earthwork that extends from Brompton Bridge to Mellington Hall Lodge in Wales. This section of the monument was constructed during the late eighth century as a territorial boundary, likely commissioned by King Offa of Mercia. The dyke runs across landscape…

Mr M Evison / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Mellington Hill Round Barrow
Mellington Hill Round Barrow
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~2 mi

Mellington Hill Round Barrow is a prehistoric funerary monument located in Wales. Round barrows of this type are earthwork mounds constructed during the Bronze Age to contain burials, typically standing several metres in height with a circular plan. They represent one of the most distinctive monu…

Jeremy Bolwell / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Lower Short Ditch (Northern Part)
Lower Short Ditch (Northern Part)
Scheduled monument · Unknown · ~2.1 mi

Lower Short Ditch (Northern Part) is a cross ridge dyke of unknown date situated in Wales. The monument runs across the landscape, exploiting the underlying geology of Ludlow Rocks, a sequence of mudstones, siltstones and sandstones formed during the Ludlow period of the Silurian. These relativel…

Jeremy Bolwell / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Cefn Llan Hillfort
Cefn Llan Hillfort
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~2.1 mi

Cefn Llan Hillfort is a prehistoric fortified settlement built upon the Wenlock rocks of the Silurian period. The bedrock beneath the site comprises mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited over 400 million years ago when this part of Wales lay beneath an ancient sea. The hillfort's defences e…

Jeremy Bolwell / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Offa's Dyke: Section from Dudston Covert, Lymore to Lack Brook, Churchstoke
Offa's Dyke: Section from Dudston Covert, Lymore to Lack Brook, Churchstoke
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~2.2 mi

Offa's Dyke is an early medieval linear earthwork constructed across the border landscape of Wales, forming part of the most substantial monument of its kind in Britain. This section extends from Dudston Covert near Lymore to Lack Brook at Churchstoke, following the high ground that characterises…

Offa's Dyke: Mellington Hall Section Extending from Mellington Hall Lodge to Lower Cwm
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~2.1 miles
Wantyn Dyke
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~2.1 miles
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