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Medieval

Skirmish at Aberystwyth

1462
Cardiganshire, Wales
Also known as: Aberystwyth 1462 · Welsh Lancastrian hold 1462
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Cardiganshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Yorkists
Forces
Yorkists c.100–300
VS
Victor
Lancastrians
Forces
Lancastrians c.150–350
Outcome
Yorkist forces failed to take the castle; Lancastrians held out
The Battle

History & Significance

Aberystwyth Castle remained in Lancastrian hands alongside Harlech well into the 1460s, providing a coastal base for Lancastrian maritime connections to Ireland and France.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Skirmish at Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth Castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.3 miles
Aberystwyth Harbour Defences
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~0.7 miles
Pen Dinas Camp
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~0.8 miles
Castle Tan-y-Castell
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.7 miles
Old Warren Hill Hillfort
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~2.7 miles
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