Battle of Cynwit

The Battle of Cynwit or Countisbury Hill took place between West Saxons and Vikings in 878. The location of the fortress the battle is named for is not known with certainty but probably was at Countisbury Hill or Wind Hill, near Countisbury, Devon. A possible alternative site for the siege and battle is Cannington Camp in the Parrett estuary near Combwich.

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878  Wikidata
battle, Kingdom of Wessex, 

Iki, Iki, 

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Location: 51.1586, -3.0783, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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878 Battle of Cynwit

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660 Battle of Peonnum

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1068 Battle of Bleadon

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1642 Battle of Marshall's Elm

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1644 — 1645 Sieges of Taunton

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1645 Battle of Langport

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1645-07-23T00:00:00Z

1645 Siege of Bridgwater

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1685 Monmouth Rebellion

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1685 Battle of Sedgemoor

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	660	Battle of Peonnum	battle, Kingdom of Wessex, Celtic Britons	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	878	Battle of Cynwit	Kingdom of Wessex, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1068	Battle of Bleadon	Anglo-Saxons, battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Battle of Marshall's Elm	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Sieges of Taunton	Robert Blake, Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, Edmund Wyndham, George Goring, Lord Goring, Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton, Ralph Weldon, James Holborne of Menstrie, Sir Richard Grenville, 1st Baronet, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Battle of Langport	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Siege of Bridgwater	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1685	Monmouth Rebellion	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1685	Battle of Sedgemoor	battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Anti-aircraft and Coastal Battery West of Lavernock Point	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Flat Holm Coastal and Anti-aircraft Defences	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Garden Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Laboratory Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Lavernock Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Summit Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	castle		Banwell Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dunster Castle	National Trust, historic house museum, motte-and-bailey castle, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Stogursey Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1129	Taunton Castle	history museum, castle	Wikidata
site	fort	1864	Brean Down Fort	artillery fort, contour fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Barry War Museum	military museum, organization	Wikidata
site	museum		Glamorgan Wartime Heritage Centre	heritage center, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Somerset Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata