Surrey County Archaeological Unit

The Cage, Reigate

Observation of works within the Cage by S P Dyer for SCAU and the Hancock Ward Company located two floor levels, but the lowest is thought to have been not more than 100 years old. There were no other discoveries of archaeological interest. (279)

Reigate Castle

Evaluation in advance of proposed groundworks, by Graham Hayman of SCAU for Reigate & Banstead Borough Council, confirmed that the moat embankment is of relatively recent construction, but that it had buried a 13th century bank of roughly similar alignment.

New Safeways Site, Reigate

Evaluation in advance of a new access road to the rear of the High Street, by Graham Hayman of SCAU for Reigate & Banstead Borough Council, located a shallow ditch orientated north-south. No finds were recovered from the ditch, but it was sealed by a layer in which a few sherds of medieval pottery had been found.

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