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Summary

Former field boundaries were visible as earthwork banks on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards on the east-facing slopes of a combe within Hense Moor, east of Penn Farm, Luppitt parish. The relict earthworks are evidence of a former field system of probable post-medieval to 19th century date.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD SYSTEM (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 relict banks do not match any depicted field boundaries.

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

The relict banks do not match any depicted field boundaries.

United States Airforce, 1944, US/7PH/GP/LOC252, US/7PH/GP/LOC252 RP 3004-3005 20-MAR-1944 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358580.

Curvilinear and linear earthwork banks were visible.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 2303-2304 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Curvilinear and linear earthwork banks were visible.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1707 4-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359490.

The relict banks are partially visible as earthworks through vegetation cover.

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

Relict earthwork banks could be seen on aerial photographs of 1944 onwards defining former field enclosures and possible routes across the east-facing slopes of a combe within Hense Moor, east of Penn Farm, Luppitt parish.
The visible relict earthworks did not correspond with any boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Luppit or the Ordnance Survey 25inch First Edition map, but demonstrated clear relationships with those that were. This might support the interpretation that the relict banks were evidence of piecemeal encroachment onto the moor from the post-medieval period into the early 19th century that had passed out of by the mid to late 19th century. Those boundaries depicted on the OS First Edition were not transcribed as part of the survey.
The former boundaries are partly visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2010. They probably include the earthwork fragments recorded as MDV72088 and MDV72091.

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 RS 2303-2304 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #75968 ]
SDV358580	Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1944. US/7PH/GP/LOC252. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/7PH/GP/LOC252 RP 3004-3005 20-MAR-1944.
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 ST1707 4-MAY-2010.

Associated Monuments

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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