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Cilmeri

Cilmeri, Powys

Where Llywelyn the Last, the final native Prince of Wales, was killed.

On 11 December 1282, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last independent Prince of Wales, was killed in a skirmish near Cilmeri, separated from his army. His head was cut off and sent to London, where it was displayed on the Tower.

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When
11 December 1282
Where
52.1500, -3.4500
Group
Battlefields

Visiting

The memorial stands beside the A483 at Cilmeri.

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