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Summary

Possible tree-planting banks of former post-medieval to 19th century orchards are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks within two separate plots on aerial photographs of 1950 onwards, at Waldrons. The orchard banks remain visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

Plot 606 is recorded as ‘Back Orchard’ and plot 610 as ‘Little Orchard’.

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

The southern of the two plots is depicted as an orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/534, RAF/541/534 RP 3086-87 30-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357615.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of earthwork banks.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1213 Environment Agency DSM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359178.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of earthwork banks.

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

Possible tree-planting banks of former post-medieval to 19th century orchards are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks within two separate plots on aerial photographs of 1950 onwards, at Waldrons. The two plots are recorded on the Parish Tithe Apportionment as ‘Back Orchard’ (plot 606 to the north) and ‘Little Orchard’ (plot 610 to the south), although by the time of the First Edition Ordnance Survey map, plot 606 appears to have passed out of use. Aerial photographs of 1950 show both plots have been completely cleared of trees, leaving a series of parallel northwest to southeast aligned earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established, visible. These banks occupy an area of approximately 0.37 hectares (plot 606) and 0.25 hectares (plot 610) of gentle northwest facing slope. The orchard banks remain visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV357615	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/534. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/534 RP 3086-87 30-MAY-1950.
SDV359178	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1213 Environment Agency DSM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #75004 ]
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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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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