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Medieval

Siege of Chirk Castle

1460
Denbighshire, Wales
Also known as: Chirk 1460
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Denbighshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Lancastrians
Forces
c. 300–500 Lancastrian garrison (Welsh Marches)
VS
Victor
Yorkists
Forces
c. 1,500–2,500 Yorkists
Outcome
Castle secured for Yorkist use in the Welsh Marches
The Battle

History & Significance

Yorkist control of Chirk Castle consolidated their hold on the northern Welsh Marches during the crucial campaign season of 1460.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Chirk Castle

The Holyhead Road: the Chirk Embankment and earlier trackways
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~0.4 miles
Castell y Waun Castle Mound
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.5 miles
Motte castle adjacent to Oaklands Hall, Chirk Bank
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
A 1.43km length of the Ellesmere Canal and associated features at Chirk Bank
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section extending 340m NE of Home Farm
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~1 miles
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