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HER Number:MDV75151
Name:Enclosure east of Mill Rise

Summary

Series of relic boundaries, appearing to line up with modern hedges to form strip fields.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 174 053
Map Sheet:ST10NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLuppitt
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishUNKNOWN

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD SYSTEM (Unknown date)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4302-4303 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

No evidence of an enclosure of later prehistoric date was visible.


Chapman, B., 2005, Hill-Slope Enclosures From the Blackdown Hills, A Case Study, 21-22 (Report - Assessment). SDV342050.

Enclosure, sub-square, 75 metres by 75 metres, cut by hedge in the past. Aerial photo shows evidence that the feature may not be enclosure as such, but a series of relic field boundaries left from medieval strip field systems. Included in the typology of hillslope enclosures of the Blackdown Hills.


Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1705 4-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359490.

No evidence of an enclosure of later prehistoric date was visible. Several removed field boundaries were visible as earthworks, some removed since 1947.


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

No evidence of a sub-square feature was noted as an earthwork by the survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV342050Report - Assessment: Chapman, B.. 2005. Hill-Slope Enclosures From the Blackdown Hills, A Case Study. Community Landscapes Project Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 21-22.
SDV356127Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4302-4303 11-APR-1947.
SDV359463Interpretation: 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
SDV359490Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1705 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)

Date Last Edited:Apr 19 2018 5:05PM