Visited this location on way down from Long Mountain via Marton
towards Hem on our way to Forden (see next post).
Map of Marton, Shropshire [Town]
streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?...marton...Marton,+Shropshire...
Streetmap.co.uk provides on-line street level maps for the whole of the UK.Did not have time to stop. look around and take photos but will return
and maybe stay at below, ideal for a summer outing to an interesting
location. Near enougn to the other three Battle sites of Buttington,
Long Mountain and Maes Madog (Forden).
Welcome To Rhyd -y- Groes Touring and Camping Park
www.rhyd-y-groes.co.uk/
Rhyd-y-Groes Touring and Camping Park - Idea location for walkers and ... claim to have identified King Arthurs last battle on the Camlad River at Rhyd-y-groes. ...Note that a below link places the Battle of Rhyd y Groes nearer to Glansevern, not too distant.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruffydd_ap_Llywelyn
Soon after gaining power he surprised a Mercian army at Rhyd y Groes near ... Gruffydd defeated Hywel in a battle at Pencader in 1041 and carried off Hywel's ...Gruffydd ab Llewelyn (d.1063) (DNB00) - Wikisource
en.wikisource.org/wiki/Gruffydd_ab_Llewelyn_(d.1063)_(DNB00)
19 Nov 2010 – ... In the same year he led a destructive foray against England, and won abattle at Crossford (Rhyd y Groes) on the Severn, in which Eadwine, ...Powys (Kingdom and Lordship) - Powys Local History Encyclopedia
powysenc.weebly.com/powys-kingdom-and-lordship.html
He fought two battles in mid-Wales: Rhyd y Groes in 1039 in which he defeated the Mercians, and Glasbury in 1056 in which he killed the bishop and sheriff of ...RHYD-Y-GROES, POSSIBLE SITE OF BATTLE, NEAR WELSHPOOL | Site ...
www.coflein.gov.uk/.../RHYD-Y-GROES,+POSSIBLE+SITE+OF+B..."The scene of this battle was Rhyd y Groes. The place is now marked by a turnpike gate, where four roads meet. The one connects Chirbury and Forden. ...POSSIBLE SITE OF BATTLE AT RHYD-Y-GROES, WELSHPOOL
www.peoplescollectionwales.co.uk/.../3745-possible-site-of-battle-at-...POSSIBLE SITE OF BATTLE AT RHYD-Y-GROES, WELSHPOOL. Show on map Back to item. Icon key. Place; Multipart item; Music; Audio; Photograph; Video ...
BBC Wales - History - Themes - The Dream of Rhonabwy
www.bbc.co.uk/.../myths_mabinogion_dream_of_rhonabwy.shtmlThree nights before the battle's end, he went to the Llech Las in north Britain in ... They continue to Rhyd y Groes, where they see tents and encampments. ...
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The sixth-century monk Gildas refers to Owain by his battle name, The Bear. ... TRAIL 2 - Caer Caradoc, Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle & Rhyd-y-Groes, Old ...
[PDF]Cwrt Llechrhyd, Llanelwedd: An Unusual Moated Site in Central ...
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violent death. There is, however, an alternative explanation, for in 1039 this was the scene of the battle of Rhyd-y-Groes, the important initial victory of Gruffydd ..
Brut y Tywysogion
www.maryjones.us/ctexts/brut_y_tywysogion.htmlThe first battle he fought at Rhyd y Groes on the Severn, where he was victorious. That year he depopulated Llanbadarn, and obtained the government of South ...
