These three leather shoes were recovered from a stone-lined well and most likely date to the 3rd century AD. The waterlogged conditions within the well have preserved the leather, which rarely survives in archaeological contexts otherwise.

The most interesting of the group is the smallest shoe (right), made in one piece and decorated with a series of fine, parallel slits. This style of cutwork is uncommon, but close parallels are known from Vindolanda and Cologne.

Such finds suggest that even in rural settings, communities were aware of and engaged with wider Roman footwear styles and fashions, adopting designs more typically associated with towns, forts, and larger settlements.