| Title: |
An Archaeological Evaluation on Leatherhead and Mickleham Downs, Surrey |
| Number of Pages: |
27 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
The excavation at Mickleham Down failed to produce a date for the faint system of banks noted during the earlier landscape survey. It was possible that one of the 'banks' was a natural feature, whilst the second, larger bank might have been an early field boundary, though this remained purely an assumption on present evidence. A barrow-like mound overlying one of the postulated banks proved to be a modern rubbish mound. Despite this, reasonable quantity's of late prehistoric pottery was recovered from trench 1, possibly associated with evidence for cross plough marks cut into the chalk bedrock. Smaller quantities of Romano-British pottery might have suggested continuing activity into that period. Trenches at Leatherhead Downs revealed a number of larger cuts probably ditches. A ditch terminal was located, possibly suggesting a possible entrance to a ditched enclosure. No dating evidence was found in the postulated ditch fills or anywhere else in the trenches excavated. Evidence from air photographs and documentary sources had been produced to shown that there was probably both prehistoric and medieval activity on the downs here. There was not sufficient evidence, however, to make a pronouncement on the date of these conjectured ditches. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
Christopher K Currie
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| Publisher: |
CKC Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2000
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Leatherhead |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Mickleham Downs Surrey |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Leatherhead Downs |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Mickleham Down |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2000
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: LEATHERHEAD AND MICKLEHAM DOWNS, SURREY
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Mole Valley
Monument: PIT. Undated, BANK (EARTHWORK). Undated, DITCH. Undated, MOUND. Modern (1901-present), PLOUGH MARKS. Undated, [finds]. Modern (1901-present), [finds]. Prehistoric, FEATURE. Undated
Ngr: TQ17705500
Parish:
Postcode: KT228LN
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
