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Battle of Laugharne Castle

1257
Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Battle of Laugharne Castle was a medieval pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Wales in 1257. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record. It falls within the medieval period, an age of dynastic succession disputes, baronial revolt and border warfare fought by feudal levies, mounted knights and town militias.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Battle of Laugharne Castle lies on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Laugharne Castle

Laugharne Castle
Laugharne Castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~0 mi

Laugharne Castle is a medieval fortress situated in the town of Laugharne in Carmarthenshire, Wales, commanding a strategic position overlooking the Tâf estuary. The castle originated in the Norman period, likely in the early twelfth century, though it underwent substantial modification and expan…

Garth Newton / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Hillslope Enclosure at Laugharne Park Holiday Village
Hillslope Enclosure at Laugharne Park Holiday Village
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~0.4 mi

Hillslope Enclosure at Laugharne Park Holiday Village is a prehistoric enclosure situated in Wales. The monument occupies sloping ground underlain by Silurian claystone, a fine-grained sedimentary rock formed during the Devonian period. This geological foundation would have presented particular c…

Sionk / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
St.Teilo's Church, Llandeilo Abercywyn
St.Teilo's Church, Llandeilo Abercywyn
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.5 mi

St Teilo's Church, Llandeilo Abercywyn is a medieval chapel situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM280. The building stands on bedrock composed of Silurian claystone, a sedimentary rock formation that developed during the Devonian period. This underlying geology shaped the foun…

Adrian Dust / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Llanfihangel Abercowin Old Parish Church & Norman Grave-Slabs
Llanfihangel Abercowin Old Parish Church & Norman Grave-Slabs
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.6 mi

Llanfihangel Abercowin Old Parish Church is a medieval church in Wales, set upon Silurian claystone bedrock. The site is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage body, under reference CM144. The church occupies a landscape shaped by ancient geology, its foundations resting on the fine-grained sedime…

Alan Hughes / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Meini Llwydion Group of Standing Stones
Meini Llwydion Group of Standing Stones
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~2.1 mi

Meini Llwydion Group of Standing Stones is a prehistoric standing stone monument located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM054. The site forms part of the broader tradition of megalithic stone erection that flourished across Britain and Ireland during the Neolithic and Bronze Age p…

Kevin Trahar / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Little Mountain Round Barrow
Little Mountain Round Barrow
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~2.2 mi

Little Mountain Round Barrow is a prehistoric round barrow located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM135. The monument sits upon Pridoli bedrock comprising undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, geological strata that formed during the Pridoli period and characterise m…

Dara Jasumani / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Delacorse Uchaf Standing Stone
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~0.7 miles
Trefenty Mound and Bailey Castle
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.8 miles
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