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Early Medieval

Eadred Burns Ripon Minster 948

948
North Yorkshire, England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Raid
Location
North Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Northumbrians
VS
Victor
Eadred
Outcome
Eadred burnt Ripon Minster during a punitive raid on Northumbria to punish Archbishop Wulfstan and the York magnates for accepting Erik Bloodaxe as king; on the return march his rearguard was ambushed and heavily defeated by the Northumbrian/York army at Castleford, but Eadred's threat of total destruction of Northumbria led the Northumbrian leaders to desert Erik and pay compensation to Eadred (a submission that proved temporary, as Olaf Cuaran returned as king in 949).
The Battle

History & Significance

Eadred Burns Ripon Minster 948 was an early medieval raid, fought at North Yorkshire, England in 948. Eadred prevailed over Northumbrians. Eadred burnt Ripon Minster during a punitive raid on Northumbria to punish Archbishop Wulfstan and the York magnates for accepting Erik Bloodaxe as king; on the return march his rearguard was ambushed and heavily defeated by the Northumbrian/York army at Castleford, but Eadred's threat of total destruction of Northumbria led the Northumbrian leaders to desert Erik and pay compensation to Eadred (a submission that proved temporary, as Olaf Cuaran returned as king in 949).

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Eadred Burns Ripon Minster 948 lies on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.

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Scheduled Monuments near Eadred Burns Ripon Minster 948

Markenfield Hall moated medieval fortified house with associated service buildings and park pale
Markenfield Hall moated medieval fortified house with associated service buildings and park pale
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 mi

Markenfield Hall is a moated medieval fortified house located in North Yorkshire, England, dating from the fourteenth century and representing a significant example of domestic military architecture of that period. The hall itself comprises a substantially preserved stone structure arranged aroun…

Dennis Lovett / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Fountains Cistercian Abbey; monastic precinct, mill, water management works, agricultural and industrial features and 18th century gardens
Fountains Cistercian Abbey; monastic precinct, mill, water management works, agricultural and industrial features and 18th century gardens
Scheduled monument · ~3.1 mi

Fountains Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1132 in the Ripon area of North Yorkshire, England, which became one of the wealthiest and most influential religious houses in medieval Britain. The extensive ruins, set within a UNESCO World Heritage Site, preserve substantial remains of the…

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Site of medieval chapel and section of Fountains Park park pale, 170m south west of How Hill Farm
Site of medieval chapel and section of Fountains Park park pale, 170m south west of How Hill Farm
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 mi

The site of a medieval chapel and section of Fountains Park park pale, located 170 metres south west of How Hill Farm in Yorkshire, is an ancient monument comprising remains of a small religious building and associated defensive or demarcating earthwork dating to the medieval period. The chapel r…

John Sparshatt / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Middleton Quernhow Hall
Middleton Quernhow Hall
Scheduled monument · ~4.4 mi

Middleton Quernhow Hall is a moated site located in Yorkshire, England, representing a form of medieval settlement and defensive organisation characteristic of the medieval period. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a defensive feature that was widely adopted during the medieval centuries, pa…

David Rogers / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Motte and bailey castle, known as Mowbray Castle, east of Kirkby Malzeard
Motte and bailey castle, known as Mowbray Castle, east of Kirkby Malzeard
Scheduled monument · ~5.1 mi

Mowbray Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork located east of Kirkby Malzeard in North Yorkshire. The site comprises a substantial mound with an attached bailey, representing a typical Norman fortification of the eleventh or twelfth century. The castle's earthworks survive in reasonable conditio…

Tanfield Bridge
Tanfield Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~5.3 mi

Tanfield Bridge is a stone arch bridge located in County Durham, spanning the River Tanfield. The bridge dates from the seventeenth century and represents an important example of early modern masonry bridge construction in the region. Its single segmental arch and robust stone construction reflec…

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Ripon Minster Close
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
St Anne's Chapel
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
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