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Early Medieval

Lundy Island Norse Base Establishment

878
Devon, England
Also known as: Norse occupation Lundy Island · Vikings use Lundy as Bristol Channel base
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Devon, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Bristol Channel coastal communities
Forces
coastal settlements; base raid
VS
Victor
Norse
Forces
Norse raiding party c.200–400
Outcome
Lundy used as a seasonal Norse raiding base against Somerset, Devon, and Welsh coasts
The Battle

History & Significance

Norse exploitation of Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel as a raiding base gave Viking fleets from Ireland a forward operating point from which to strike both the Welsh and English coasts without returning to Dublin.

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Lundy Island Norse Base Establishment

Medieval settlement immediately south of Halfway Wall, Lundy
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Quarry infirmary and surgery, 220m north west of Quarterwall Cottages, Lundy
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Cairn 100m north of Halfway Wall, Lundy
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Cairn 20m east of Tibbett's Lookout, Lundy
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Granite quarry on East Sidelands, Lundy
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
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