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Summary

A roughly circular shallow depression or pit was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards as a slight earthwork and cropmark on the south-facing slopes immediately north-east of Shaugh Farm, Luppitt. The date and function of the earthwork are unknown.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
• TREE CLUMP? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The cropmark and earthwork possible ditched feature did not correspond with any depicted map object.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 2443-2444 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A cropmark of a circular pit or hollow and possible enclosing earthwork bank were visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82218 V, OS/82218 V 1154-1155 28-AUG-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359504.

A cropmark of a circular pit or hollow was visible.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1703 08-SEP-2014 - tree clump (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

A cropmark of a circular pit or hollow was visible.

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

A roughly circular shallow depression or pit was visible as a slight earthwork and cropmark on the south-facing slopes immediately north-east of Shaugh Farm, Luppitt. The earthwork is on average circa 10 metres in diameter and on aerial photographs of 1947 was be bounded by a pale and narrow cropmark up to nearly 2 metres wide. This might be evidence of a narrow earthwork enclosure bank, perhaps supporting an interpretation of an ornamental feature of possible post-medieval to 19th century date, such as a tree clump. The earthwork does not correspond with any features depicted on the Tithe Map for Luppitt, so the removal any such feature must predate circa 1840.
The dark circular cropmark was noted on more recent images available to the survey, but the possible bank was not seen. The pale cropmark could therefore have been evidence of a pronounced soil moisture deficit between the interior of the pit and surrounding area, possibly indicative of a natural feature such as a springhead, rather than a levelled earthwork.

Sources / Further Reading

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 F20 2443-2444 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #74433 ]
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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SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1703 08-SEP-2014 - tree clump.
SDV359504	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82218 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82218 V 1154-1155 28-AUG-1982.

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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