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Summary

A rectilinear enclosure and associated field boundaries of possible Romano-British date are visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data and as cropmarks on aerial photographs of 1982, on the west facing slopes south of Mattys Cross, Hartridge, Luppitt parish. The enclosure and boundaries were removed in the second half of the 20th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NE/129

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Iron Age to Late Medieval - 700 BC (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
• RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 700 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))
• (Former Type) FIELD SYSTEM (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)

Full description

APH/R.PALMER, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108715.

Boundaries, plus enclosure abutting a wood seen on ap described as possibly recent.(aph, palmer).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108716.

Des=palmer, r. /blackdown hills aonb aerial photographic assessment/1992.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108717.

Des=emafu blackdown hills survey 1992 archive.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV108718.

Aph=cuc/rc8-kndc 61.

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

The immediately to the south of the enclosure (plot 100) is named as Stoneburrow in the Tithe Apportionments for Luppitt, suggesting earthwork survival in this area.

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

The visible cropmarks correspond with depicted field boundaries.

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

The enclosure earthworks correspond to a plot named Hundred Acres depicted on the tithe map. The north-eastern bank also corresponds to a track and the south-west bank is not shown. The plot immediately to the south of the enclosure (plot 100) is named as Stoneburrow in the Tithe Apportionments for Luppitt, suggesting earthwork survival in this area.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

The enclosure earthworks and the north-eastern bank correspond to extant boundaries on aerial photographs of the 1940s.

Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82219 V, OS/82219 V 1625-1626 03-SEP-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357675.

Former field boundaries were visible as cropmarks.

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

Former field boundaries of probable medieval to post-medieval date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs on the west facing slopes south of Mattys Cross, Hartridge, Luppitt parish.
The boundaries correspond with those depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edtion 25inch map, and were visible as extant boundaries on aerial photographs of 1947, but were removed in the second half of the 20th century. As such they were not transcribed as part of the NMP survey.

Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.

Earthwork banks up to 10m wide are visible enclosing a rectilinear area approximately 75m by 52m in size. Banks of similar width are visible extending as linear earthworks from the north-east and south-west corners of the enclosure for 144 and 95m respectively.

Horner, B., 2024, Lidar interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366090.

A rectilinear enclosure and associated banks, possibly field boundaries, are visible as earthworks on the Unlocking Landscapes lidar visualisation. The morphology of the visible earthwork might support an interpretation of a later prehistoric date. The enclosure earthwork and north-east linear field boundary bank correspond to a field and track depicted on the parish Tithe Map for Luppit and the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map, and remain extant as boundaries visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s. The southernmost bank is not depicted on the historic maps and was therefore cleared prior to the 1840s. The boundaries are not depicted on subsequent Ordnance Survey maps.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV108715	Migrated Record: APH/R.PALMER.
SDV108716	Migrated Record:
SDV108717	Migrated Record:
SDV108718	Aerial Photograph:
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV342938	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV357675	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82219 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82219 V 1625-1626 03-SEP-1982.
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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV366001	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #143145 ]
SDV366090	Personal Comment: Horner, B.. 2024. Lidar interpretation. Not Applicable.

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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