TR 29955288 (1) A flint lined well was uncovered at Venson Farm, Eastry, after the farmer, Mr. Gambrill, reported a subsidence in a field after heavy rain in 1974 (1,2). The shaft had been cut through brickearth into chalk at a depth of 2.5 metres. The filling produced late first to early second-century sherds and an iron key. No surfaceindications of settlement were found in this or adjacent fields. Recorded by Dover Archaeological Group directed by J. Gaunt. Information from K. Parfitt. (1-2)

Description from record TR 25 SE 42:
TR 29955288. A Roman shaft, a Venson Farm (TR29955288) A shaft collapsed in a field after heavy rain in 1974; it had been cut through brickearth into chalk at a depth of 2.5m. The filling produced late first to early second century sherds and an iron key. No surface indications of settlement were found in this or adjacent fields. (1-2)

<1> Arch Cant 91 1975 208 (T D Crellin) (OS Card Reference). SKE36051.

<2> Britania 15 1984 332 (S S Frere) (OS Card Reference). SKE38357.