It’s 950 years since King Harold took one in the eye at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
And to mark the anniversary, English Heritage has hidden special arrows at a dozen of its sites in the North East, with prizes for the finders.
Sites taking part are Tynemouth Priory and Castle, St Paul’s Monastery in Jarrow, Denton Hall Turret and Benwell Roman Temple in Newcastle, and in Northumberland Belsay Hall, Chesters Roman Fort, Housesteads Roman Fort, Prudhoe Castle, Corbridge Ro… (View original article)