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Early map of Fulford

You can read a lot from an old map. It help to plan where you need to find out what is going on below the surface - Historians don't usually get their hands dirty but when they do they can often discover even more about their past.

A model of the Fulford landscape in 1066 which was produced after many years research.

This model was built to show how the land looked in 1066, based on the work that was done to drill dozens of holes.

We can calculate that the high tide in September would have flooded the ford, in the middle, until about midday.

 

After lots of drilling holes, it was possible to reconstruct the landscape.

Interesting links

bullet Battle of Fulford
bullet Battle of Stamford Bridge
bullet Battle of Hastings
bullet English Heritage
bullet Battlefields Trust
bullet Young Archaeologists Club (CAB)
bullet York Archaeological Trust
bullet Regia re-enactors
bullet Viking re-enactors
bulletOnline documents

Events

bullet Riccall Rampage 24 July 2010
bullet Jorvik Festival (there will be another one in 2011!)
bullet Fulford Festival 2010
bullet Festival of archaeology 2010

 

 

 

 

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last updated 20 Julyy 2010