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Summary

The remains of narrow ridges, probably made for tree planting or improved drainage from the post-medieval period to the early 20th century were visible on aerial photographs of 1947 as low and narrow parallel earthwork banks on the east-facing slopes adjacent to Tythe Cottage, Stockland. The banks have probably been levelled.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1996 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthworks correspon with a plot depicted as an orchard.

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

The earthworks correspon with a plot depicted as an orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3434-3435 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Slight earthwork banks or ridging was visible through orchard planting.

Ordnance Survey, 2000, OS/00973, OS/00973 V 12-13 19-MAR-2000 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359480.

The earthwork banks or ridges were not visible and had probably been levelled.

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

The remains of narrow ridges, probably made for tree planting or improved drainage from the post-medieval period to the early 20th century were visible on aerial photographs of 1947 as low and narrow parallel earthwork banks on the east-facing slopes adjacent to Tythe Cottage, Stockland.
The banks were intermittently visible extending over an area of circa 0.3 hectares and were spaced roughly 3 metres apart. They fell within a plot depicted as an orchard on the Tithe Map for Stockland and the OS First Edition 25 inch map are therefore interpreted as former ridges made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage.
By 1947 the tree density within the orchard was low revealing the underlying earthwork banks. The orchard planting was cleared and all tree planting cleared by 2000.

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 RP 3434-3435 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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SDV359480	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 2000. OS/00973. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/00973 V 12-13 19-MAR-2000.

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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