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Workers discover 2,000-year-old Roman feature during shop renovation
- Builders uncover a Roman well dating back 2,000 years beneath a Caistor shop courtyard.
- Georgian brickwork and wall panels were found atop the Roman well.
- The site will be part of a heritage hub with retail and accommodation plans.
- Caistor and District Trust aims to raise funds to restore the well.
- Caistor was a Roman stronghold and its name comes from castra meaning camp.
- Work on the site is expected to be completed in the summer.
- The discovery was made during renovation of a Georgian-era building.
- The Well had been capped and covered again before the find.
- The Caistor project involves heritage interpretation and future funding needs.
- Caistor’s Roman history is highlighted by the find and town name origins.
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