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Summary

A possible former boundary ditch potentially of medieval date was visible as an earthwork and cropmark on aerial photographs of 1982, on the east-facing slopes west of Mohun’s Ottery, Luppitt parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Record of the Historic Environment: 188665

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82219 V, OS/82219 1684-1685 03-SEP-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357675.

A curvilinear ditch was visible as a cropmark and slight earthwork.

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

This area 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

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

A curvilinear ditch was visible as a slight earthwork and cropmark on aerial photographs of 1982, on the east-facing slopes west of Mohun’s Ottery, Luppitt parish. The ditch is visible for circa 240 metres, cut approximately 90 metres from its southern end by a former clay pit of probable post-medieval to 19th century date. The ditch falls within a field system characterised as being of medieval origin and is interpreted as field boundary of probable medieval date. The cropmark does not match any boundary shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map. The boundary was therefore removed prior to circa 1880. Tithe mapping is not available for this area. It is possible the relict ditch is evidence of a former Deer Park boundary recorded by Historic England in this area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349122	Cartographic: Turner, S.C.. 2005 - 2006. Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation Mapping. Digital.
SDV357675	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82219 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82219 1684-1685 03-SEP-1982. [Mapped feature: #75888 ]
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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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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