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Summary

Former field boundaries potentially of medieval date were visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2010 as low narrow earthwork banks on the south-facing slopes of a ridge east of Lake Copse, Luppitt parish.

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 earthwork banks did not correspond with any depicted field or woodland boundaries.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4300-4301 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A linear narrow earthwork bank was visible. Map object based partly on this source.

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

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1606 4-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359490.

The remains of a curvilinear former boundary were visible as a low earthwork bank. Map object based partly 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.

Two narrow earthwork banks were visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2010 as slight narrow, curvilinear and linear earthwork banks on the south-facing slopes of a ridge east of Lake Copse, Luppitt parish.
The relict earthworks fall within an enclosure pattern that has been characterised by HLC as being probably based strip fields of medieval date. The eastern boundary appears to extend a curvilinear enclosure pattern from the east, whilst the western earthwork is more regular in plan and might be a later subdivision.
The relict earthworks do not correspond with any boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map for Luppit and are therefore interpreted as the remains of a boundaries of medieval and possibly post-medieval origin that were removed prior to circa 1840.

Sources / Further Reading

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.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4300-4301 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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SDV359490	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1606 4-MAY-2010.

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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