Monument record MBC45374 - A possible post-medieval coprolite working pit, Rammamere Heath.

Summary

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).

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 92063 30537, the irregularly shaped extractive pit is about 1,824 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 9206 3053 (point)
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

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