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Mother Ludlam’s Cave, Farnham

Excavation by D Graham of SyAS prior to the installation of new wrought iron gates. The cave has been largely formed by the action of a stream, which still flows strongly through the cave. Evidence for 18th and 19th century management of the stream and cave was found, in the form of salt-glazed pipes, a brick lined drain, and a brick floor. No earlier features were observed, although no attempt was made to break through the brick floor to examine deeper deposits. (360)

Farnham Park

Metal detecting survey directed by D Graham of SyAS of an area where a spread of Civil War munitions had recently been discovered. The survey recovered additional shot, a quantity of which was located in two lines, and probably indicates the position of two skirmishing lines firing at each other. (361)

Canons Farm, Banstead

Fieldwalking by P Harp of Plateau recovered further Lower Palaeolithic pieces of struck flint, including two complete or nearly complete small pointed bifaces (bringing the total number of Palaeolithic flints found recently at this site to 26). These finds are in addition to Palaeolithic pieces (including 1 fragmentary biface) found in the c1970s by T Walls, but not previously recognised as Palaeolithic.

Rectangular earthwork at Westcott

Resistivity survey and excavation by G Rapson of a section of a cropmark, previously recorded as a possible Roman camp, revealed an Iron Age ditch. The section was located close to the entrance and contained charcoal-rich deposits, the lowest of which included a large variety of unabraded sherds of burnished pottery. Upper layers included bead rims and grey sandy wares of probable 1st century BC or 1st century AD date. A sample of well preserved animal bone, including the skull of a red deer stag from which the antlers had been sawn off, was recovered from the ditch.

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