A modern development uncovered something ancient and unsettling.

In 2021, construction crews working on a large housing development near Plymouth in Devon expected routine obstacles. Instead, excavation work exposed a void beneath the ground that halted progress immediately. The site, part of the new Sherford town project, suddenly carried risks far beyond engineering. Once the opening appeared, specialists were called to assess stability and potential historical significance. What lay beneath could not be rushed, because damage would be permanent and the implications were already larger than the build itself.



