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Early Medieval

Battle of Carhampton 843

843
Somerset, England
Also known as: Carhampton Second Battle · Second Viking Victory at Carhampton
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Somerset, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
West Saxons
Forces
c. 2,000–4,000 West Saxon forces.
VS
Victor
Danish raiders
Forces
c. 1,500–3,500 Danish raiders
Outcome
Second West Saxon defeat at the same site
The Battle

History & Significance

A second Viking victory at Carhampton within seven years demonstrated that the West Saxons had not yet developed effective countermeasures against seaborne Norse raiders striking the Somerset coast.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Carhampton 843

Hillslope enclosure 155m west of Brougham Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Bat's Castle: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Later prehistoric defended enclosure, Long Wood
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire Tower
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390m and 420m south east of Rex Stile Head
Scheduled monument · ~3.2 miles
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