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The Roman well at 1 The Butts - Click on image to Go Back
1 The Butts - Roman well - The well-built sandstone lining of the well was set in a large construction pit, and included worked stone, possibly from an earlier building. It may have been built in the 2nd century AD; the upper fills of the well were excavated, producing a finds assemblage of the late 4th century.

Building materials from the well fill included a fragment of a Cotswold stone column, tesserae and painted wall plaster, much of which had been burnt. A large pottery assemblage, glass vessel fragments and several coins were also present. The evidence suggests the presence of a substantial and high status building in the immediate area, which could have been destroyed by fire late in the Roman period.

 
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