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English Civil War

Battle site (Ardilea)

1642
northern_ireland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
northern_ireland
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Battle site (Ardilea) was a Civil War pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Northern Ireland in 1642. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record. It belongs to the Wars of the Three Kingdoms of 1639 to 1651, when the forces of Crown and Parliament fought across England, Scotland and Ireland.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Battle site (Ardilea) lies on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman World
Ireland was never conquered by Rome, so this traces the island's Iron Age kingdoms and its contact with the Roman world.
Historic Records
The 19th-century records of this place: valuations, Ordnance Survey memoirs and topographical accounts.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Scheduled Monuments near Battle site (Ardilea)

St. patrick's well, parkaneety graveyard, killyglinne.  church, graveyard & holy well
St. patrick's well, parkaneety graveyard, killyglinne. church, graveyard & holy well
Scheduled monument · UNCERTAIN · ~1.6 mi

St Patrick's Well at Parkaneety Graveyard, Killyglinne is an uncertain ecclesiastical site comprising a church, graveyard and holy well located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Hawick Group, a Wenlock-age wacke formation that characterises much of the local…

Lady annesley's fish trap.  fish trap
Lady annesley's fish trap. fish trap
Scheduled monument · UNCERTAIN · ~3.9 mi

Lady Annesley's Fish Trap is a fish trap of uncertain form and date located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument lies upon Paleozoic intrusive rocks, which underlie this part of the county and represent ancient igneous activity dating to the early geological history of the British Isles…

Wwii pillbox - dhp no.3
Wwii pillbox - dhp no.3
Scheduled monument · MODERN · ~4 mi

The Second World War pillbox DHP No. 3 is a modern defensive structure located in County Down, Northern Ireland. Built during the emergency of 1940-41 when invasion threatened the British Isles, this concrete blockhouse exemplifies the rapid programme of fixed defences erected across the province…

Lady annesley's fish trap.  fish trap
Lady annesley's fish trap. fish trap
Scheduled monument · ~4.1 mi

Lady Annesley's Fish Trap is a fish trap located in County Down, Northern Ireland, at grid reference J378193. The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference HED 13932. Fish traps of this type were constructed to exploit tidal movements and fish behaviour in rivers…

Newcastle harbour.  harbour
Newcastle harbour. harbour
Scheduled monument · C19TH · ~4.3 mi

Newcastle harbour is a nineteenth-century harbour located in County Down, Northern Ireland, at grid reference J380702. Constructed during the era of expanding maritime trade and coastal development, the harbour reflects the industrial and commercial ambitions of the period. The site is protected…

Cashel
Cashel
Scheduled monument · E.CHRIST. · ~5.5 mi

Cashel is a post-medieval fortified enclosure situated in County Down, Northern Ireland. The site lies on wacke bedrock of the Hawick Group, which was formed during the Wenlock epoch and provides a foundation of hard sedimentary stone typical of the drumlin belt landscape. The monument's defensiv…

Slidderyford dolmen. portal tomb
Scheduled monument · NEOLITHIC · ~1.3 miles
Ballykinler. trench system (ww1)- dhp 307
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
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