Title: |
An Archaeological Watching Brief at Wotton House, Wotton, Surrey |
Number of Pages: |
7 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Report
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Abstract: |
Following an archaeological evaluation, which had uncovered the foundations of a wall in trench 4A, the unit supervised and undertook the excavation of a larger area around trench 4A, which was to be totally destroyed during the creation of a basement. The possibility that the east/west wall footings in trench 4A may have been earlier than the 17th century buildings of Wotton House was not proven during the monitoring work. Both its orientation, and its identification with one of the walls of ancillary buildings shown on Evelyns' 1653 drawing of the house, seemed to confirm, instead, that it had probably been contemporary. The most interesting feature of the monitoring work was the discovery of a buried watercourse, which must have extended below an extension built on the west wing in the 19th century. There were two possible explanations for the water feature. It may have been part of an earlier, perhaps original, course of the Tillingboune floodplain, the western edge of which had been straightened, or else it was a wholly man-made feature. Because only a small part of it was uncovered, which did not include its base or eastern back, it was impossible to be sure which of these suggestions was correct. [Au(adp)] |
Author: |
Nowal Shaikhley
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Publisher: |
Surrey County Archaeological Unit
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Year of Publication: |
2001
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Locations: |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Wotton House Wotton Surrey |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Wotton House |
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Subjects / Periods: |
17th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: WOTTON HOUSE, WOTTON Study area: Investigation type: Post-determination/Research District: Mole Valley Monument: DITCH. Undated, FEATURE. Post-medieval (1540-1901), WALL. Post-medieval (1540-1901) Ngr: TQ12104700 Parish: Wotton Postcode: RH5 6HT
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Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |