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| HER Number: | MDV116594 |
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| Name: | Boundary ditch south east of Fair Oak Farm, Upottery |
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Summary
A possible former boundary of unknown date was visible on aerial photographs of 1982 as a broad but shallow ditch to the south-east of Fair Oak Farm, Upottery.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 194 085 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Upottery |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UPOTTERY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Unknown date)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The plot in which the earthwork is visible is shown as woodland.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3303-3304 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
The plot remains densely wooded.
Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82219 V, OS/82219 V 1624-1625 03-SEP-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357675.
A shallow ditch is visible as an earthwork in the north of the plot.
Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1908 04-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359490.
The ditch remains visible as a shallow earthwork.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
A broad but shallow ditch was visible on aerial photographs of 1982 to the south-east of Fair Oak Farm, Upottery. The earthwork was circa 10 metres wide and visible for almost 70 metres. The earthwork falls within a plot depicted as woodland on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map and remained heavily wooded in 1947. The woodland was largely cleared north of north-west to south-east aligned footpath by 1982 revealing the relict earthwork. The ditch might continue further south under the surviving light tree cover that remains in situ. The function of the ditch is unclear but is interpreted as a possible boundary that passed out of use prior to the 19th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3303-3304 11-APR-1947. |
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| SDV357675 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82219 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82219 V 1624-1625 03-SEP-1982. |
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| 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 ST1908 04-MAY-2010. |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 1:10PM |
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