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Summary

Possible former field boundaries of probable medieval date were visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 as a curvilinear earthwork banks on the north and west facing slopes of the Otter Valley, north of Claypitts Farm, 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 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

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

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

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

Turner, S.C., 2005 - 2006, Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping (Cartographic). SDV349122.

The visible earthworks fell within an area that was probably first enclosed with hedge-banks during the later middle ages. The curving form of the hedge-banks suggests that earlier it may have been farmed as open strip-fields.

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.

Low earthwork banks were visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 on the north and west facing slopes of the Otter Valley, north of Claypitts Farm, Upottery.
The earthwork banks were irregularly curvilinear in plan and measured between 2 to 5 metres wide. The banks did not correspond with field boundaries depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map or the Tithe Map for Upottery, but did appear to fall within the dominant field pattern depicted on the historic maps, that has been characterised as being probably enclosed in the medieval period. One of the relict banks also appeared to have been cut by a field boundary created in the mid-19th century.
This might support the interpretation that the relict earthworks are the remains of field boundaries of medieval origin that had been removed prior to circa 1840.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349122	Cartographic: Turner, S.C.. 2005 - 2006. Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping. Digital.
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. 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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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: #75653 ]

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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