Surrey Archaeological Society

Work on the follies continued under the direction of Lesley Howes for the Painshill Park Trust. The site of the Turkish Tent was located and the temple of Bacchus and the Grotto were excavated.

Excavation in advance of redevelopment, by R J Poulton and M G O’Connell for SCC and DoE, revealed (May) a wall foundation and traces of another robbed out in the outer court (south), and (August) a probable wall of the stable block and half of the outer gatehouse.

Seventh season of excavation by D G Bird for SC and SyAS studied further a probable medieval building with a sequence of three hearths, a length of medieval ditch and a later building. (196)

Fieldwork and documentary research over several years by Judie English identified the once moated site of Pollingfold Mansion. Pottery indicates major occupation from the 13th to 15th centuries and abandonment at some time between 1700 and 1750. (191)

Fieldwalking by SRVSG near the site of several RB pits recovered a fragment of RB roof tile. (198)

Two metre length of substantial wall foundation exposed by site owner and examined by Haslemere Group of SyAS and reported by I R Turner. Possibly part of a later (at least postmid-17th century) extension to the medieval farmhouse. Pottery ranging from 13th to 19th century was noted. (197)

Fragment of Neolithic polished chert axe found in fieldwalking by Haslemere Group of SyAS and reported by I R Turner. (197). Nine other possible Neolithic flints were found in the same general area.

Observation by K D Graham for FMS of test holes dug for proposed redevelopment noted two fragments of RB roof tile. Probably manuring scatter

Resistivity survey by K D Graham for FMS located the ditch around the keep but only part of that around the bailey.

Aerial photography by K D Graham revealed the existence of a sub-rectangular double ditched enclosure of approximately 1.6ha. Possible IA date suggested by supposed finds by metal detector users of IA and Roman Republican coins in this area. Fieldwaiking of field immediately to west revealed a late 1st to early 2nd century RB site. (194; see note in this volume by David Graham and R A Merson)