About Us

Enfield Archaeological Society is active in carrying out research and fieldwork in Enfield, in order to understand the archaeological past of the Borough.

Its main aims are: to promote the practice and study of archaeology in the district; to record and preserve all finds in the district and encourage others to allow their finds to be recorded by the Society; and to co-operate with neighbouring societies with similar aims.

The Enfield Archaeological Society is affiliated to the Council for British Archaeology and the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society; the President for the society is Harvey Sheldon, B.Sc, F.S.A, F.R.S.A.

What's New

• Summer Digs

  • The Society will be digging on the sites of two former royal palaces this year as part of the Festival of British Archaeology. On the weekend of July 14-15th on the site of Theobald's Palace in Cedars Park, Broxbourne, we will be investigating a large vaulted brick drain, first uncovered last year, with the aim of discovering its exact date and relationship to the palace. From the 17th to the 22nd July on the site of Elsyng Palace in Forty Hall, Enfield, we will be following up work from last year, which discovered walls of previously unknown buildings which appear to date to just after the palace's demolition in the mid seventeenth century.

• Recent Excavations

  • A brief summary and a few pictures from two of our excavations in 2011 at Bush Hill Park and the site of Elsyng Palace in Forty Hill. More details will be published in forthcoming editions of the society bulletin.

• 2012 Lecture programme

  • 2012 EAS Lectures

• Bulletin Archive

  • Back issues for the 2008 and 2009 are now available online.