{{Short description|Protected area in Leicestershire, England}} {{Infobox SSSI |image= Disused railway cutting, Blackbrook Wood, Shepshed, Leicestershire - geograph.org.uk - 126643.jpg |image_caption = |name= Shepshed Cutting |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Geological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall|SK 461 185 }}<ref name=dsv/> |area= {{convert| 6.0 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}<ref name=dsv/> |notifydate= 1985<ref name=dsv/> |map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001903%27 ''Magic Map''] }} '''Shepshed Cutting''' is a {{convert| 6.0|ha|acre|abbr=off}} geological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] west of [[Shepshed]] in [[Leicestershire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001903&SiteName=shepshed&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Shepshed Cutting | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 14 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001903%27 |title=Map of Shepshed Cutting|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 14 November 2017}}</ref>
The [[Triassic]] deposits in Shepshed Cutting are unique, with a flat sheet of [[galena]] resting on red clay, and the whole enclosed in [[sandstone]]. The site is described by [[Natural England]] as "of international importance for developing a better understanding of the origins of mineral deposits and the processes which form them".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001903.pdf |title=Shepshed Cutting citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 14 November 2017}}</ref>
A public footpath runs through the site.
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