Battle of Stalling Down 1403
Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).
Key facts
| Date (year) | 1403 | Wikidata P585 point in time |
|---|---|---|
| Century | 15th century | derived |
| Period | Wars of the Roses & late medieval | derived |
| Country | Wales | derived |
| War / conflict | Glyndŵr Rebellion | Wikidata |
| Participants | Kingdom of England, Principality of Wales | Wikidata |
About the battle
The Battle of Stalling Down, also known as the Battle of Bryn Owen, is reputed by the literary forger, Iolo Morganwg, to have taken place between late autumn or early winter of 1400/1401 between a Welsh army under Owain Glyndŵr and an English army under King Henry IV of England. It was set during the Welsh Revolt of 1400–1415.
Visiting the battlefield
Stalling Down is a rolling area of open land a few miles east of the town of Cowbridge, now the village common of St Hilary in the Vale of Glamorgan. We only have Iolo Morganwg’s account for the battle which does not give an exact site. The general site is known locally as Bryn Owen, meaning Owen's Hill.
The site was known as Stallington, evolving to Stalling Down. A Roman road runs over the hill as it traverses the area and would have been a convenient route for moving a very large army along for the English.
Location
- Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 51.4619, -3.4179
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Stalling Down (revision 1370589874), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Location”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations removed. No text added.
Battle location from Wikidata (CC0).
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