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Short Street Roman Kilns
While this report is perhaps quite detailed in nature, I thought it might well be of interest to show the extended period of Roman occupation in our immediate area.
Let’s all hope that in the next couple of months the society can start to look forward to a more active period of looking into the history of Dilton Marsh.
→ A Romano-British Pottery Production Centre at Short Street, Westbury, Wiltshire (PDF)
Graham Noble
