Gwynedd Archaeological
Trust Regional Historic Environment Record
Well, Caernarfon
Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 92426 Trust : Gwynedd Community : Caernarfon Unitary authority : Gwynedd NGR : SH4845862491 Site Type (preferred type first) : ROMAN WELL
Summary : A well of Roman date.
Description : A second well (028) was discovered in the west side of the central part of the site. This was 1.5m in diameter with vertical sides that had been fairly neatly-cut through the glacial substrate. There was again no evidence of lining. The well was excavated to a depth of 1.0m but clearly continued to a greater depth. It was surrounded by small stones and gravel, apparently a metalled surface. It is, of course, possible that there had been a stone parapet and this had been entirely removed. The lower fills of the well appeared to be a result of natural silting. A deposit of larger stones and dumped material suggests a final phase of backfilling (Hopewell, 2020).
