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Battle of Crug Mawr 1136

1136
Ceredigion, Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Ceredigion, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Anglo-Normans
Forces
Anglo-Normans: c. 1,500–2,500.
VS
Victor
Gwynedd and Deheubarth
Forces
Welsh coalition: c. 3,000–4,500
Outcome
Welsh victory expelled Normans from much of Ceredigion; Norman advance in west Wales reversed
The Battle

History & Significance

Crug Mawr was the greatest Welsh victory over the Normans after the initial conquest; the Welsh coalition killed hundreds of Normans and briefly reversed the tide of conquest.

Casualties & Losses

c.3,000 Normans killed

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Crug Mawr 1136

Troed y Rhiw Sion Defended Enclosure
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~0.9 miles
Inscribed Stone in St Llawddog's Churchyard, Cenarth
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~2 miles
Cenarth Bridge
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~2 miles
Parc-y-Domen
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.1 miles
Pantdaniel Defended Enclosure
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~2.1 miles
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