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Battle of St Clears

1403
Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Battle of St Clears was a medieval pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Wales in 1403. 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 St Clears lies on Arenig Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Arenigian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of St Clears

Claustral Buildings, St Clears Priory
Claustral Buildings, St Clears Priory
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.6 mi

Claustral Buildings, St Clears Priory is a medieval priory situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference CM290. The priory stands on bedrock of Llanvirn Rocks, undifferentiated strata comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Whiterock epoch.…

Michael Garlick / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
St Clears Mound and Bailey Castle
St Clears Mound and Bailey Castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.8 mi

St Clears Mound and Bailey Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM095. The monument comprises the characteristic two-part earthwork of its type: a raised mound, or motte, crowned with a timber palisade, alongside an adjacent bailey o…

Eirian Evans / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Dolgarn Moated Site
Dolgarn Moated Site
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.9 mi

Dolgarn Moated Site is a medieval moated site located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference CM252. The site sits upon bedrock of Llanvirn age, formed during the Whiterock period from mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. These relatively soft sedimentary rocks, typic…

N Chadwick / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Cross-Incised Stones
Cross-Incised Stones
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~1.7 mi

Cross-Incised Stones is an early medieval cross-marked stone protected by Cadw under reference CM161. The monument consists of a stone bearing incised cross marks, typical of early Christian commemoration in Wales dating to the early medieval period. Such stones often marked significant locations…

John Lord / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Llanfihangel Abercowin Old Parish Church & Norman Grave-Slabs
Llanfihangel Abercowin Old Parish Church & Norman Grave-Slabs
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.6 mi

Llanfihangel Abercowin Old Parish Church is a medieval church in Wales, set upon Silurian claystone bedrock. The site is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage body, under reference CM144. The church occupies a landscape shaped by ancient geology, its foundations resting on the fine-grained sedime…

Alan Hughes / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Meini Llwydion Group of Standing Stones
Meini Llwydion Group of Standing Stones
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~2.9 mi

Meini Llwydion Group of Standing Stones is a prehistoric standing stone monument located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM054. The site forms part of the broader tradition of megalithic stone erection that flourished across Britain and Ireland during the Neolithic and Bronze Age p…

Kevin Trahar / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Eithin Bach round barrow
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~0.4 miles
Bryn Helyg Round Barrow
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.7 miles
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