BRWYDRAU GLYNDWR

Please see previous post referring to my enquiries regards prior marking of Glyndŵr Battle Sites on older O.S. Maps but then their disappearance from new maps. Following correspondence to and from O.S. I finally wrote to the RCAHMW and eventually received the following reply: . Dear Ms Ifan Thank you for your recent enquiry. I forwarded it to Brian Malaws , who deals with battlefields, and he has responded in the following way: From: Brian Malaws Sent: 22 September 2008 12:23 To: Penny.Icke@rcahmw.gov.uk Subject: Battlesites enquiry [mailto:brian.malaws@rcahmw.gov.uk] In response to Sian Ifan ’s queries to OS (below): Could you please inform me as to how many Welsh Battlefields are: 1: Marked on your maps at present. 2: How many were marked on your older maps but no longer, and why not? 3: Are you likely to mark further Welsh Battle sites on your maps in the near future and, if so, which? I would appreciate any information you can prov

Sent: 24 July 2008 14:02 To: Customer Services O.S. Maps. Subject: *FOI* Welsh Battle Sites. Dear Sir/Madam. Could you please inform me as to how many Welsh Battlefields are: 1: Marked on your maps at present. 2: How many were marked on your older maps but no longer, and why not? 3: Are you likely to mark further Welsh Battle sites on your maps in the near future, if so. which ones? I would appreciate any information you can provide me with, including relevant maps on which above are or, were marked and if such are still available to purchase. Sincerely. S.Ifan. Dear Sian As the Royal Commission for Ancient and Historic Monuments Wales should hold the definitive list of Welsh battle sites and we do not hold such a list but do indicate battle sites, are you able to please provide a list of battles and their possible locations so that we can answer your enquiry? I look forward to hearing from you shortly.

. On Saturday 30 Awst 2008, an Embassy Glyndŵr Staff Field Trip took place to register the site of the 'Battle of Bryn Owain', Bontfaen. This battle was fought in mid/late July or early August 1403. History recalls that following the successful 'Haf Glyndŵr' campaign in Ystrad Tywi during the first week of July 1403, the Castle of Carmarthen surrendered. Success. however, was to be overshadowed by the disastrous defeat of Glyndŵr's ally, Hotspur, at the Battle of Shrewsbury. This defeat caused Prince Owain to divide the great army of national liberation that had been gathered in Ystrad Tywi. Glyndŵr headed North to ensure that Fflintshire could withstand an attack by the victorious English. Meanwhile, Rhys Gethin and other generals, such as Rhys Ddu ap Maredudd and Henri Dwn, marched east heading for Abertawe and Nedd at where the Castles were quickly surrendered to the victorious Welsh. Records are vague as to what happened next but I believe the Welsh would have m