It can be drawn up using containers such as bucket that are raised by hand. It can vary greatly in depth, water volume and water quality. It can be lined with laid stones or brick; extending this lining into a wall around the well presumably served to reduce both contamination and injuries by falling into the well. A more modern method called caissoning uses reinforced concrete or plain concrete or plain concrete pre-cast well rings that are lowered into the hole.
Hand dug well is cheap and low tech as it use mostly hand labor for construction. It has low operational and maintenance costs.
This week's FSO photo theme is water, lakes and streams by Nicole Howard
