Gwynedd Archaeological
Trust Regional Historic Environment Record
Well, Caernarfon
Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 92421 Trust : Gwynedd Community : Caernarfon Unitary authority : Gwynedd NGR : SH4844462515 Site Type (preferred type first) : ROMAN WELL
Summary : A well of Roman date.
Description : The most obvious feature was a circular patch of stones (006), at the north of the site. This was quarter-sectioned and found to be a well. It was 1.8m wide and cut into the natural substrate. The sides were somewhat uneven and showed no sign of lining. A quarter of the well was excavated down to a depth of 1.3m. Excavation stopped at this depth due to health and safety concerns; the well continued for at least another 0.5m. The opening was surrounded by a clay-bonded doublefaced parapet of rounded stones; about 75% of the basal course survived. The well had been deliberately infilled with large stones, possibly in part from the parapet, along with some pieces of slate and possibly earth. The lower part of the stone infill contained no earth and there were large voids between the stones. A flexible probe was inserted between the stones to an additional depth of 0.5m. The well had presumably been backfilled with stones and then capped with earth that filtered down into the voids at the top. There were no modern finds in the fill but the presence of slate was notable as these were not common in the other excavated Roman contexts (Hopewell, 2020).
