BattlefieldsCastell y Bere Last Welsh Castle Falls 1283
Medieval

Castell y Bere Last Welsh Castle Falls 1283

1283
Merionethshire, Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Merionethshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Welsh
Forces
remnant Welsh garrison at Castell y Bere
VS
Victor
English
Forces
English besieging force
Outcome
English capture last native Welsh castle; Welsh resistance completely crushed
The Battle

History & Significance

Castell y Bere, the last native Welsh castle still in Welsh hands after the death of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, falls to English forces after a siege. The castle was a Gwynedd princely stronghold in the Dysynni valley of Meirionnydd. Its fall, along with the capture and execution of Dafydd ap Gruffudd, marks the complete end of Welsh independence.

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