Barnet History

Friday, 16 September 2016 13:42

Medieval finds excite Battle of Barnet military archaeologists

Sam Wilson, military archaeologist, shows Dorothy Cohen, the medieval penny that was found with metal detectors in the latest search of a likely site of the Battle of Barnet
After an extensive search with metal detectors a highly-experienced team of military archaeologists has unearthed a host of medieval items that might be linked to the 1471 Battle of Barnet.
Thursday, 12 May 2016 16:35

Was Kitts End closest to the Battle of Barnet?

Undaunted by a downpour from left to right, Kirsty Johnstone, Susan Gough and Gabriella Widman
A survey to assess the size and shape of the lost hamlet of Kitts End could assist the ongoing archaeological investigation to determine the precise site of the Battle of Barnet of 1471.
Friday, 01 April 2016 17:31

Search for Battle of Barnet chapel

Dominic Barker, of the University of Southampton, at work with his magnetometer in Wrotham Park. Sam Wilson (right) is the archaeologist leading the Battle of Barnet survey and excavation.
A series of test pits are to be dug on land inside Wrotham Park as part of an investigation to locate the possible site a chapel that was erected to commemorate men killed in the Battle of Barnet of 1471.
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