Important Sites

Important Sites

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Looking at my stats, I see that I have no readers in the UK. So using UK National Grid References to denote the locations I've looked at is nonsensical. 

I have put together a short list of the locations I have mentioned in my blog posts so those with access to Google Earth can follow the action as it where.

Williams's first Fort at Pevensey

 49' 09.32" N  20' 02.56"E
 ( All sites start with 50deg N and 0deg E)

Base of Standard Hill - Approximate landing place for William's Cavalry

52' 35.49" N  24' 21.05"E

Hastings Castle - Built in the 1080's on eastern side of inlet

51' 22.09"N  35' 05.09"E

Hastings Priory - Suspected site of William's 2nd landing

51' 20.75"N  34' 38.33"E

Second Fort Site - Shore fort in the vicinity of Cambridge Road

51' 18.64"N  34' 26.27"E

Third Fort site - Hill fort on top of Telham Hill

53' 53.66"N  31' 30.23"E

Where Harold Fell - According to monks and English Heritage

54' 52.22"N  29' 15.67"E

Caldbec Hill - Suspected English camp site and battlesite of John Grehan

55' 16.18"N  29' 03.21"E

Netherfield Hill -  One of my suspected English camp sites

55' 56.33"N  27' 59.18"E

Wood near Netherfield Church - My suspected battle site

56' 29.44"N  26' 52.85"E

Opposite the Entrance to Battle Golf Club - Another suspected battle site 

55'56.59" N 27' 42.96"E

Darwell Wood - My suspected site for the English camp

56' 54.99"N  25' 43.26"E


PLEASE REMEMBER TO GET ALL THE NECESSARY PERMISSIONS BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ON THESE SITES. I'M POSTING FROM NORWAY SO I DO NOT KNOW THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL REGULATIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO THE SITES. 



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