Note on trenching by D Williams in 2001 which revealed Roman tiles associated with the Doods Farm tile industry operating around cAD140-230. The trenching also recovered three small prehistoric flints. (358)

Evaluation and excavation by P Boyer of PCA prior to residential development. Extensive horizontal truncation, probably dating to the establishment of the barracks during World War II, was found across the majority of the site. However, a Roman enclosure dating to the mid/late 1st century AD was revealed, which probably formed part of a wider agricultural landscape. Later 17th and 18th century agricultural features were also identified in the same area, which appeared to have escaped the truncation evident across the rest of the site.

Evaluation by A Holmes of OA in an area proposed for the construction of sports pitches. Possible prehistoric hearth pits and a ditch, together with a Medieval boundary ditch probably associated with the Royal Deer Park, and evidence for a Post-Medieval trackway were encountered, although the general density of features was low. No evidence for a postulated Roman road running through the site was seen, although a band of natural gravel was seen in the approximate location, which likely accounts for previously recorded geophysical anomalies across the area.

Remedial excavations by D Graham of SyAS on behalf of EH following a series of overnight raids by treasure hunters on the site of the Romano-Celtic temple. The illegal activity was found to have destroyed a length of the ambulatory wall, and had damaged associated archaeological levels. (361)

Excavation by J J Chapman and S Dyer for SAFG in advance of redevelopment revealed a late Roman ditch and levelled surface.

Excavation by R J Poulton for SCC and DoE in advance of redevelopment revealed Roman, medieval and post-medieval occupation. Of particular interest were several early pre-Flavian levels with evidence for round houses, a late 2nd or early 3rd century well or ritual shaft with the remains of at least 17 dogs, no evidence between late Roman and late 12th century levels, and a medieval well and ovens.

Excavation by Vivien Ettlinger for SyAS discovered a Roman ditch and pits with pottery and building material in quantity.

Roman and medieval pottery found in fieldwalking by the Guildford Group of SyAS.

Evaluation by D Milbank of TVAS in advance of the creation of a pond, recovered a sherd of medieval or possibly Roman pottery from subsoil, but did not reveal any features of archaeological interest.

Three phases of archaeological investigation were carried out by S Ford, J Pine and J Lewis of TVAS in advance of possible future extraction on this site. The first phase comprised the excavation of 249 trenches and revealed a range of deposits of Late Bronze Age, Roman, Early Saxon, Late Saxon and medieval dates, within an area coincident with a cropmark enclosure complex; a small number of gullies possibly dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age to the west, and in-situ Mesolithic artefacts and a Mesolithic pit.