We want to invite the world to visit the archaeological site of the first battle of 1066 during this 950th anniversary year at Fulford
We will open the site for visitors and during the summer holidays families can come and dig.
To do this we need to employ archaeolgists and experts
We also need money to prepare the site, make it accessible and then protect the exposed digs from the weather so visitors can inspect the surface where the battle was fought plus the road into the muddy ford, Foul-ford. It’s on public land so it will be there for everybody.
Important note about tax
Please note that the money is being raised by the UK registered charity (1165028) the 1066 Society Charity. Overseas contributors, please ask your national tax authority if a donation is tax deductable. For UK tax payers, you can contribute via Charity Aid Foundation or with your permission, we can recover some tax.
And if we reach our first target…
If your generosity enables us to go beyond the basic trench preparation and site clearance, we need £8,500 to run the family events, and £4,500+ to give the fantastic volunteers the equipment they need to start conserving the thousands of finds so we can put them on display.
With your support we can tell people about this remarkable site in its anniversary year – The Fulford Parish Council have been great at granting access. And the site is very easy to reach by all forms of transport.
We’ve made a 6m Bayeux style tapestry | We organise regular free events | We’ve done some pioneering archaeology |
The battle of Fulford is the forgotten battle of the momentous year of 1066.
Please come and visit the site this summer and stand where the Vikings stood in 1066
Thanks for reading all this.
There is lots more about the work over the last 15 years on these websites:
Early archaeolgical work, Recent dig, Battle fo Fulford tapestry, Legal battles to save the site,Newsgroup & events