Octagonal Roman bathhouse found in Kent

An archaeological dig in Kent has turned up a Roman bathhouse described as "totally unique" for the county.

The remains of the 5th Century building were uncovered in a field in Faversham by students working with the Kent Archaeological Field School. . .

Dr Wilkinson said: "There's unique shapes in it, there's a hexagon plunge bath in the centre, there would have been two storeys, there's a fountain in the centre of it.

"This really is very exotic and sophisticated architecture."

From the BBC. Sounds reminiscent of early Christian baptistery planning -- though I would expect the identification as a bath could be quite firmly established by the presence of underfloor heating.

Posted by David on September 3, 2006 11:29 AM