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Siege of Denbigh Castle

1460
Denbighshire, Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Denbighshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Yorkists
VS
Victor
Lancastrians
Outcome
Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke, leading Lancastrian forces, besieged the Yorkist-held castle and forced the garrison to surrender, taking possession of it in 1460 (this Lancastrian control was later reversed when Yorkists recaptured the castle in late 1461).
The Battle

History & Significance

Siege of Denbigh Castle was a medieval siege, the investment of a fortified position, fought at Denbighshire, Wales in 1460. The victor was Lancastrians. Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke, leading Lancastrian forces, besieged the Yorkist-held castle and forced the garrison to surrender, taking possession of it in 1460 (this Lancastrian control was later reversed when Yorkists recaptured the castle in late 1461).

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Siege of Denbigh Castle lies on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Denbigh Castle

Denbigh Town Walls
Denbigh Town Walls
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0 mi

Denbigh Town Walls is a medieval fortification enclosing the planned town established in North Wales during the 14th century. The defences form a substantial circuit of stone walls, constructed upon bedrock of Dinantian limestone and subordinate sandstone that provided both structural foundation…

Darren Haddock / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
St Hilary's Chapel
St Hilary's Chapel
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.1 mi

St Hilary's Chapel is a medieval stone structure located in Denbighshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM DE005. The chapel dates to the medieval period and survives as a modest stone-built edifice that reflects the religious and architectural practices…

Richard Ash / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Earl of Leicester's Church
Earl of Leicester's Church
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~0.1 mi

Earl of Leicester's Church is a post-medieval religious building located in Denbighshire, Wales. The church is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation SAM DE044, indicating its recognized historical importance within the Welsh heritage landscape. As a post-medieval str…

Llywelyn2000 / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Denbigh Medieval Town (North - Eastern Corner)
Denbigh Medieval Town (North - Eastern Corner)
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.1 mi

Denbigh Medieval Town (North-Eastern Corner) is a medieval urban settlement protected as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference DE225. The town was established on bedrock composed of Dinantian limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks, geological formations dating to…

David Anstiss / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Denbigh Castle
Denbigh Castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0.1 mi

Denbigh Castle is a medieval fortress begun in 1282 by Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, following Edward I's conquest of Wales, and represents a substantial example of late thirteenth-century military architecture. The castle features a distinctive polygonal curtain wall with numerous towers, nota…

Llywelyn2000 / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Civil War Earthworks
Civil War Earthworks
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~0.2 mi

Civil War Earthworks is a post-medieval siegework in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference DE028. These defensive structures date from the English Civil War period, when fortified earthworks were hastily constructed across the British Isles to command strategic positions and control surroundin…

DS Pugh / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Old Foxhall Round Barrow
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.4 miles
Coed Clattwn Moated Site
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.8 miles
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