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Glyndwr Razes Welshpool, Early Phase 1400

1400
Powys, Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Raid
Location
Powys, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English and Marcher settlements of Welshpool
VS
Victor
Owain Glyndwr
Outcome
Glyndwr's forces attacked Powis Castle and sacked (burned) the town of Welshpool on 23 September 1400, part of the systematic opening sweep of the revolt through north east and mid Wales; the following day his forces were intercepted and scattered by an English relief force from Shrewsbury led by Hugh Burnell at the Battle of Vyrnwy (Battle of Hyddgen area/Trefnant), ending the first week of the uprising.
The Battle

History & Significance

Glyndwr Razes Welshpool, Early Phase 1400 was a medieval raid, fought at Powys, Wales in 1400. Owain Glyndwr prevailed over English and Marcher settlements of Welshpool. Glyndwr's forces attacked Powis Castle and sacked (burned) the town of Welshpool on 23 September 1400, part of the systematic opening sweep of the revolt through north east and mid Wales; the following day his forces were intercepted and scattered by an English relief force from Shrewsbury led by Hugh Burnell at the Battle of Vyrnwy (Battle of Hyddgen area/Trefnant), ending the first week of the uprising.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Glyndwr Razes Welshpool, Early Phase 1400 lies on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Glyndwr Razes Welshpool, Early Phase 1400

Railway Transfer Dock at Welshpool
Railway Transfer Dock at Welshpool
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~0.3 mi

Railway Transfer Dock at Welshpool is a post-medieval railway structure that served the transport needs of mid-Wales during the industrial era. Located in Welshpool, the dock represents the crucial junction between rail and water transport that characterised Victorian and later commercial infrast…

Gareth James / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Domen Castell Mound and Bailey Castle
Domen Castell Mound and Bailey Castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.3 mi

Domen Castell Mound and Bailey Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle located in Wales, protected by Cadw as monument reference MG019. The fortification exemplifies the motte and bailey form, a military design introduced to Britain following the Norman Conquest and widely adopted across Wel…

Penny Mayes / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Coed y Dinas Round Barrow
Coed y Dinas Round Barrow
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~0.9 mi

Coed y Dinas Round Barrow is a prehistoric burial mound located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG281. The barrow sits upon Wenlock bedrock, a sequence of mudstones, siltstones and sandstones laid down during the Wenlock period of the Palaeozoic era. This geological foundation woul…

Bill Boaden / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 760m N from centre of Goppas Wood to Hope By-Road
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 760m N from centre of Goppas Wood to Hope By-Road
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~1.5 mi

Offa's Dyke Section from Goppas Wood to Hope By-Road is an early medieval linear earthwork forming part of the Anglo-Welsh frontier system. This 760-metre stretch extends northwards from Goppas Wood and follows the undulating terrain of the Welsh border, where Llandovery bedrock—composed of mudst…

Trevor Littlewood / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Offa's Dyke: Sections extending 675m S from centre of Goppas Wood
Offa's Dyke: Sections extending 675m S from centre of Goppas Wood
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~1.6 mi

Offa's Dyke is an early medieval linear earthwork, one of the most substantial monuments of its kind in Britain. The sections extending 675 metres south from the centre of Goppas Wood form part of this remarkable frontier work, constructed during the reign of King Offa of Mercia in the late eight…

Trevor Littlewood / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Offa's Dyke: South of School House
Offa's Dyke: South of School House
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~1.6 mi

Offa's Dyke: South of School House is an early medieval linear earthwork forming part of the eighth-century frontier defence system between Anglo-Saxon Mercia and Welsh kingdoms. This section of the dyke runs through terrain underlain by Caradoc Rocks, Ordovician mudstones, siltstones and sandsto…

JThomas / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Mount in Powis Castle Park
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1 miles
Offa's Dyke: Pentre Section
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~1.7 miles
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