Stevenson, J. (1999). Watching Brief at Merland Rise County School, Headley Drive, Epsom. Surrey County Archaeological Unit. https://doi.org/10.5284/1117816. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Watching Brief at Merland Rise County School, Headley Drive, Epsom
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Series:		 Surrey County Council Archaeology Unit unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1117816
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Abstract:		 The site was visited on a number of occasions to monitor the groundworks, notably the footing trenches for the houses, an access road and drainage trenches. Close liaison with the site manager enabled these visits to be carried out at appropriate times, when the excavations were open and accessible. Any machine stripped areas and the exposed sections of the various trenches were carefully examined for evidence of archaeological features or layers. Where possible, the removed spoil was briefly scanned for any stray, unstratified artefacts. Although the features detected during the watching brief remain undated, it is likely, on balance, that they are of ancient rather than recent origin. The fill of these features was of a type that suggested they were of some age and no modern material was present, as would generally be expected if they were recent. However, it is impossible to draw any further conclusions from such evidence, except that the remains are probably associated either with agricultural activity, such as drainage gullies, although whether this indicates prehistoric or later activity is unknown; or plot boundaries associated with ‘Chapel Grove’, in the case of the features in the south east corner of the site.
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Author:		 Jim Stevenson ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Surrey County Archaeological Unit
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Year of Publication:		 1999
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District: Reigate and Banstead
Country: England
Parish: Reigate and Banstead, unparished area
County: Surrey
Grid Reference: 522978, 157719 (Easting, Northing)
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WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: surreyco1-506495
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Created Date:		 23 Feb 2024