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Summary

Possible former field boundaries of probable medieval date were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 as linear and curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches on the west-facing slopes of the Otter Valley, north-west of Claypitts Bungalow, Upottery.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The visible earthworks correspond in part with depicted field boundaries.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The visible earthworks do not correspond with the depicted field boundaries.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4438-4439 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Linear and curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches were visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1905 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Linear and curvilinear earthwork banks were visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

Linear and curvilinear earthwork banks and ditches were visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 on the west-facing slopes of the Otter Valley, south of Claypitts Farm, Upottery. The earthwork banks are circa 4 to 5 metres wide, with some flanked by narrower ditches.
The banks possibly correspond in part to field boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Upottery. It is clear that the relict earthworks do not match the boundaries as shown on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition map, which are also visible as more regular relict earthworks. It is possible that the relict banks might be evidence of both late medieval and post-medieval phases of enclosure, and that some subsequent reorganisation of the enclosure pattern occurred in the mid-19th century in this location.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4438-4439 11-APR-1947.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1905 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #75646 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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