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| HER Number | MWB20381 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Thatcham Newtown - square Roman well, gravel pit north of Bath Road |
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Summary
Flint lined Roman well, the upper part of which was broken up when working out gravel in 1936, though the lower part was observed by Harris
Monument Type(s):
- WELL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full Description
A flint lined well was discovered during gravel working and its upper part broken up in 1936. Harris <1> observed the lower part, about 5 feet below the Roman sturface. The well was square in shape with an internal diameter of 30 inches. Unlike other Roman wells found at Thatcham Newtown this feature was not marked on historic Ordnance Survey mapping <2>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Newbury District Field Club. 1937. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1937 VOL 7 NO 4. P245 FIG 43 NO 35. [Article in serial / SWB10479] |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. c. 1930. Ordnance Survey Epoch 4. 1:2500, 1933 - not marked. [Map / SWB14664] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3556 | Thatcham Newtown - Roman settlement general location (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB238 | Thatcham Newtown - general location of investigations of Roman archaeology, 1920s-30s |
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