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Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 25 March 2009 Page Views: 13128

Multi-periodSite Name: Ashtead Common Earthwork
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.369 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Surrey Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Leatherhead Nearest Village: Ashtead
Map Ref: TQ176600
Latitude: 51.326951N Longitude: 0.313553W
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2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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**Ashtead Common Earthwork** submitted by Andy B : A view of the large triangular earthworks on Ashtead Common. View along the ditch, you can see what a large site this is. (Vote or comment on this photo)

A triangular earthwork on Ashtead Common. There is a Roman villa close nearby, and Surrey Archaeological Society report that this earthwork has been shown to be prehistoric, with a second phase of use in the mid 1st century AD, see comment below for link to more details.

Regular open days are held at the Roman villa site, more details on Ashtead Common on the Corporation of London web site.

The Ashtead Common Management plan says this:

Prehistoric finds have been documented elsewhere on Ashtead Common, including a few tracks and some evidence of Mesolithic slash and burn practices. (Currie, 1999).

With its prominent position in the local landscape and readily available supplies of fresh water, timber for building and wood for fuel, Ashtead Common would certainly have been an attractive prospect for ancient people to build an encampment. .

The camp (County Monument Number 26) lies to the south-west of the site of the Roman villa and is described as being a large triangular-shaped earthwork enclosure. It is approximately 125m by 180m in size and is of unknown origin or age (Lever, 1978).

The earthworks of the camp are still visible and comprise a shallow ditch and bank. In 2003, an extensive project was completed to clear this monument of most trees to reduce root damage to its important features and enhance the visual appreciation of the site, under the guidance of English Heritage and the County Archaeologist for SCC.
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