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Summary

Earthwork banks representing possible 19th-20th century plantation banks are visible on aerial photographs of 1946, within Manor Plantation. The site of the earthworks is obscured by dense tree cover on aerial photographs of 1963 onwards and their survival is unclear.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PLANTATION (Modern - 1751 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Plantations are depicted here on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey map of between 1904-06.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3389-90 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The earthwork banks are visible.

Royal Air Force, 1963, RAF/543/2332, RAF/543/2332 2F21/2F22 076-77 26-JUL-1963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354847.

Any possible surviving earthwork banks are obscured by tree cover of Manor Plantation.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

Earthwork banks representing possible 19th-20th century plantation banks are visible on aerial photographs of 1946, within Manor Plantation. The earthwork banks are north to south aligned and occupy an area of approximately 2.91 hectares of west facing slope. Manor Plantation is first depicted here on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey map of between 1904-06, and it seems possible the earthworks represent banks onto which these trees were established, providing both increased soil depth and improved drainage. The site of the earthworks is obscured by dense tree cover on aerial photographs of 1963 onwards and their survival is unclear.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3389-90 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #72178 ]
SDV354847	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1963. RAF/543/2332. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/543/2332 2F21/2F22 076-77 26-JUL-1963.
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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