Monument record MDO3799 - Roman well, Farnham

A well in the outermost enclosure of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement was excavated by Martin Green. It proved to be nearly thirty metres deep and contained mid- to late-1st century AD pottery.

A well at the site was excavated in 1984 to a depth of 28.2m. The average diameter was 1.15m. Large amounts of mid-late C1st AD pottery and fossal remains were recovered. <2>

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1983, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1982, 179-80 (Serial). SDO82.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1985, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1984, 116 (Serial). SDO84.

<3> Bowen, H C, 1990, The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke, 93, 96 (Monograph). SWX800.

<4> Bowen, H C, 1991, The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory, 25 (Monograph). SDO14864.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 912254 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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