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Summary

A possible continuation of the course of the mill race associated with Luppitt Mill was visible on images from aerial photographs of 1947 to digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2010 as an earthwork ditch or channel on the west facing slopes south of the mill.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILL RACE (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

A water channel is depicted east and north of the mill.

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

A water channel is depicted east and north of the mill.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4441-4442 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A slight curvilinear earthwork ditch or channel was visible.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1705 4-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359490.

A shallow curvilinear earthwork ditch or channel was clearly visible.

Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

A water channel depicted east and north of the mill is annotated as a drain.

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

A possible continuation of the course of the mill race associated with Luppitt Mill was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 as a slight earthwork ditch or channel on the west facing slopes south of the mill.
The visible earthwork is approximately 3 metres wide and continues southwards for 90 metres from the ‘leat’ or ‘drain’ depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition 25 inch map and current OS MasterMap base map. The earthwork does not match any channel depicted on the Tithe Map for Luppitt and had therefore passed out of use prior to the 1840s. It appears to end at a field boundary at circa ST17070513, adjacent to a gate or entrance, which might support the interpretation that the relict channel had been subsequently used as a trackway or footpath. The possible mill race remains clearly visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2010.

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 4441-4442 11-APR-1947.
SDV359352	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
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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SDV359490	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1705 4-MAY-2010. [Mapped feature: #76051 ]

Associated Monuments

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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