Historic Environment Record
The HER data on this website must not be used for commercial enquiries.
For more information see our Terms of Use.
Please e-mail HER@surreycc.gov.uk and your enquiry will be dealt with as soon as possible.
HER 774 - Earlier Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure, Staines
Causewayed camp. Excavated in 1961-3 by R Robertson-Mackay after its discovery as markings on an aerial photograph. The concentric causewayed ditches had inner banks which had been ploughed flat. The ditches, flat bottomed, averaged 4.5-5.5 ft deep and 8.5-13 ft wide. A large complex of single pot hole, pits and palisade trenches was found within the interior and all contained fragments of Windmill Hill pot sherds and flints. Secondary Neolithic Peterborough pottery was only found in one section of the outer ditch. A single flat oval grave found in the interior contained an unaccompanied contracted inhumation burial. The finds included leaf arrowheads, polished axes, stone axes, saddle querns and an hourglass macehead. Romano-British occupation of the 1st century overlay the whole site. See HER 2412 for Beaker occupation in the area and 2413 for Roman occupation in the area.
| Record Type | Monument |
|---|---|
| Protection Status |
|
| Condition | Destroyed |
Data represented on the interactive map is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent an accurate or complete representation of archaeological sites or features. Further information
- View this record on
Surrey's Interactive Map - View the National Monument Record for this site.
| Grid Reference | TQ 024 726 |
|---|---|
| Parish | Staines |
| Parish (old) | Staines |
| District | Spelthorne, Surrey |
| Map Square | TQ07SW |
| Evidence Type | Monument Type | Date Range: |
|---|---|---|
| Finds: flint Finds: pottery SUB SURFACE DEPOSIT | CAUSEWAYED ENCLOSURE UNASSIGNED | Prehistoric Earlier Neolithic |
Related Records
| Details | Volume | Holding Information | Publisher Information | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ref: Research volume of the Surrey Archaeological Society Ref: 31/12/76 | 3 | Surrey HER1 part | ||
|
Ref: The Creation of Monuments: Neolithic Causewayed Enclosures in the British Isles Ref: 30/04/01 Ref: ISBN 1873592426 EH produce code: XA20011 190 pages, 136 illustrations | Not held in HER1 part | |||
|
Ref: Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society Ref: 31/12/87 Ref: The Neolithic causewayed enclosure at Staines, Surrey: Excavations 1961-63 | 53 | copy of article in HER planning file:33/02/311 part | ||
|
Ref: Archaeological Newsletter Ref: 01/02/62 Ref: The excavations of the causewayed camp at Staines, Middlesex: Interim Report | 7: 6 | copy of article held in HER planning file 33/02/311 part | ||
|
Ref: Atti del VI Congress Internazionale delle Scienze Preistoriche e Protoistoriche (Roma 1962) Ref: 31/12/65 Ref: The Primary Neolithic settlement in Southern England, some new aspects | copy held in HER file 33/02/311 part |
The online HER is not suitable for commercial use, as some information has been withheld from online publication for reasons of confidentiality or protection of sensitive sites. Further Information.
The inclusion of a site in the database in no way implies that public access is available. The vast majority of sites (including Scheduled Monuments) and buildings are on private land and have no public access. Further Information.
About this record
This is the record of an archaeological site, find, a historic building or a park and garden from Surrey’s Historic Environment Record (HER).The HER is the most up-to-date and comprehensive record of known archaeology within Surrey, and a great starting point for research into any aspect of the historic environment of Surrey.
Find out more
Please contact us for further details.
Have your say