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Summary

Cropmarks and earthworks of a former road of between medieval to post-medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, on the western side of Upottery. The route of the road is depicted here on the Parish Tithe map, although has passed out of use by the time of the First Edition Ordnance Survey map.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ROAD (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The route of the road is depicted here on this map. Map object partly based on this source.

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

The eastern section of road has passed out of use following a re-route to the northwest.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2307-08 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Cropmarks of the former road are faintly visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2007 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

An earthwork cutting of the former road is visible. Map object partly based on this source.

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

Cropmarks and earthworks of a former road of between medieval to post-medieval date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, on the western side of Upottery. The route of the road is depicted here on the Parish Tithe map of approximately 1838-48. The road stretches from the main village through-road at ST20190768, in a westerly and northwesterly direction, crossing a stream and passing Glebe Farm and Aller Farm, until it terminates at Mattys Cross at ST18180833. By the time of the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s, however, the eastern 400m of this road at Upottery has passed out of use, with a new section of road construction from between ST19780775 to ST20010774, to the northwest of the redundant section. Faint traces of this former road are visible as a cropmark ditch on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, with earthwork cuttings, which measure up to 11m in width, visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

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 FS 2307-08 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 ST2007 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016.

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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