Historic Battles
Hastings, 1066
1066 · Battle, East Sussex, England
FoundThe prize. The relics of a conquest
Where. Battle, East Sussex, England
Status. Found
Where. Battle, East Sussex, England
Status. Found
The account
On Senlac Hill in 1066 the Normans broke the Saxon shield wall and changed England forever; the battlefield lies beneath the abbey William raised over the dead.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The field is at Battle, East Sussex, England, and arms, shot, and relics still come out of the ground there.
- Detecting or digging needs landowner or park permission, and any significant find should be recorded; many battlefields are protected.
- Work the documented account of Hastings, 1066 to learn where the fighting, the camps, and the rout actually ran before you look.
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