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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