Monument record MBC45372 - A possible post-medieval coprolite working pit, Rammamere Heath.
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- COPROLITE WORKINGS (Post-Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 1999 AD?)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post-Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 1999 AD?)
- SAND PIT (Post-Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 1999 AD?)
Description
A possible post-medieval coprolite working pit is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and were mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located at the north end of Rammamere Heath and centred at SP 92085 30419, the irregularly shaped extractive pit is about 1,972 square metres in area. Documentary evidence indicates that in addition to the nearby Great Brickhill coprolite workings, the owners Messrs Morris and Griffin continued to work the local coprolite deposits. Coprolite extraction was reported in operation at ‘rammy mare field’ during the late 1880s and continued undocumented until the seams had been exhausted (1-3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP93SW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP9230.
- <2>SBC26628 Digital archive: O’Connor, B.. 2022. O’Connor, B. 2009. The Coprolite Industry in Great Brickhill Bucks. Date Accessed 06-SEP-2022.
- <3>SBC26629 Digital archive: N RECS OF BUCKS. 2022. O’Connor, B. 1990. The Coprolite Industry in Buckinghamshire. Date Accessed 06-SEP-2022.
Location
Grid reference | SP 9208 3041 (point) |
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Civil Parish | SOULBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)
Record last edited
Jan 12 2024 7:17PM