Mole Valley

Mickleham Downs

Excavation by J English of SyAS as part of an ongoing landscape survey. Plough marks were noted, but thought to be a result of Second World War activities despite small amounts of prehistoric and Romano-British pottery being recovered. Further trenches recovered larger quantities of pottery, and noted two postholes (not excavated) suggestive of a Romano-British settlement in the vicinity. (354)

St Nicholas Parish Church, Great Bookham

Ground penetrating radar survey by W McCann, following a dowsing exercise by S Fortescue. The original work had postulated a Saxon church below the nave of the existing structure. The survey identified high reflections in areas corresponding in part with the north and south walls of the supposed buried structure, but concluded that further investigative work would be required to confirm any hypotheses. (351, 352)

Land to rear of the Old Cottage and 5 Ottways Lane, Ashtead

Evaluation by G Priestly-Bell of ASE in advance of residential redevelopment exposed a number of features, and subsequent excavation revealed remains of a late Iron Age settlement. Limited ceramic evidence suggests the settlement may have begun in the middle Iron Age, although two gullies of possible late Bronze Age or early Iron Age date were also present. The late Iron Age remains comprised significant elements of a probable double ditched enclosure, with a possible entranceway. Post-holes within the enclosure may have represented the site of a structure.

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