BattlefieldsBattle of Tretower
Medieval

Battle of Tretower

1233
Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Battle of Tretower was a medieval pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Wales in 1233. 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 Tretower lies on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Tretower

Tretower Barn
Tretower Barn
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0 mi

Tretower Barn is a medieval barn located in Wales and protected by Cadw as an ancient monument under reference BR146. The building stands on bedrock of Lower Devonian composition, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Early Devonian period, which provides a stable foundat…

Dave.Dunford / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Tretower Court
Tretower Court
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.1 mi

Tretower Court is a medieval domestic complex in Breconshire, Wales, comprising a fortified tower house and later domestic ranges that evolved over several centuries from the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries. The site centres on a substantial stone tower, originally constructed as a defensive r…

Philip Pankhurst / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Tretower Castle
Tretower Castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.1 mi

Tretower Castle is a Norman castle located in Breconshire, Wales, comprising both an early motte-and-bailey earthwork and a later stone keep. The stone tower, known as the Round Tower, was constructed in the early twelfth century, while substantial additions including a curtain wall and domestic…

Christine Matthews / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Standing Stone North of Tretower
Standing Stone North of Tretower
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~0.6 mi

Standing Stone North of Tretower is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR273. The monument consists of a single upright stone typical of the Bronze Age or earlier tradition of stone erection across Britain and Ireland, though its precise dating rem…

Jonathan Billinger / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Penmyarth Standing Stone
Penmyarth Standing Stone
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~0.9 mi

Penmyarth Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Wales and protected as an ancient monument by Cadw under reference BR133. The stone rises from bedrock of Lower Devonian age, comprising sandstone and conglomerate interbedded together, which was formed during the Early Devonian…

Jennifer Luther Thomas / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Pen-y-gaer Roman Vicus, Cwmdu
Pen-y-gaer Roman Vicus, Cwmdu
Scheduled monument · Roman · ~1.2 mi

Pen-y-gaer Roman Vicus, Cwmdu is a Roman settlement located in Wales, situated on bedrock composed of Lower Devonian rocks formed during the Early Devonian period. The underlying geology comprises mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, which would have provided local building materials for the vicus…

Jeremy Bolwell / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Tretower Shrunken Medieval Settlement
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.1 miles
Myarth Camp
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~0.9 miles
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