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Monument Number 414541
Hob Uid: 414541
Location : East Sussex Rother Battle
Grid Ref : TQ7499015730
Summary : The traditional location where King Harold was thought to have been killed during the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The high altar of the Abbey Church of Battle Abbey, which was completed in 1094, was said to have been positioned on this spot. A square commemorative stone marks the location of Harold's death.
More information : (TQ 74991573) Site of spot where King Harold Fell (NAT). (1) A stone tablet is erected here on the site where King Harold fell during the Battle of Hastings AD 1066. It is situate within the precincts of Battle Abbey. (2-4)

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Source details : OS 25"
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Source details : W Angustus Raper Solicitor, Battle.
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Source details : Ordnance Survey. 1928. North East Sussex, 37
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Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : erected 20th C
Monument End Date : 2000
Monument Start Date : 1901
Monument Type : Commemorative Monument
Evidence : Documentary Evidence, Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 71 NW 15
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Monument Number 414541