Research Committee Autumn 2020 Conference
SHERF (Surrey Historic Environment Research Framework) 2020
Saturday 28th November 2020
Due to COVID-19, this year's SHERF conference, chaired by Historic England's Dan Miles and SyAS' Anne Sassin, will take place online via Zoom video conferencing.
The Roman religious site at Wanborough (SU 9204 4958) has a long history of being damaged by treasure hunters and in many ways is the most notorious example of such activity in the country. Following the discovery of the site in the late 1970s a number of raids took place, leading to the mounting of a rescue excavation in 1985-6 (O’Connell & Bird 1994).
A small-scale archaeological investigation at the mouth of the cave was carried out on 18 May 2002 by a team from Surrey Archaeological Society. The work was requested by Waverley Borough Council’s Heritage Officer in advance of the installation of new wrought iron gates. The landowners kindly gave permission for the work.
For more information please view the attached report
The well-known Roman temples site at Wanborough lies north of the Hog’s Back between Farnham and Guildford. The site was first excavated in 1979, again in 1985/6 following large scale treasure hunting and most recently in 1999 when David Williams directed an excavation that revealed a second earlier circular temple (Surrey Archaeological Collections vols 75, 82 and 93 respectively).
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During lockdown the Prehistoric Group of Surrey Archaeological Society has been issuing a twice weekly newsletter which contains a selection of reports, articles, online courses and lectures and virtual tours of sites and museums. These are not limited to Surrey or the prehistoric periods. If you are interested in joining the distribution list please contact info@surreyarchaeology.org.uk
Dry Hill Camp is a large enclosure of probable Iron Age date looking across the Eden/Medway Valley to the northern part of the Low Weald and North Downs. It is multi-vallate and lies just within Surrey, close to both Kent and Mid-Sussex. An excavation in 1932 recovered few finds and the site remained enigmatic. From 2011-2013 a level 3 tape and compass survey to check the condition of the earthworks was undertaken and a report is now available in the pdf attached below.
