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Summary

The remains of ridges probably made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage from the post-medieval period to the 19th century, were visible as low parallel earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1950 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, to the south of Higher Curscombe Farm, Feniton parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1890 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible earthworks fell within the southern half of a plot depicted as an orchard.

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

The visible earthworks did not correspond with a plot depicted as an orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/534, RAF/541/534 RP 3026-3027 30-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357615.

Low parallel ridges were visible as earthworks.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1001 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

The ridges were visible as slight earthworks.

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

Low and narrow parallel ridges were visible as parallel earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1950, on the south-west facing slopes south of Higher Curscombe Farm, Feniton parish. The visible earthwork banks were spaced circa 6 metres apart and crossed the contours of the slope.
The visible earthworks fell within a slightly larger plot depicted as an orchard on the Tithe Map for Feniton, but not on Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map. The earthworks are therefore interpreted as the remains of tree planting banks made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage dating probably from the post-medieval period to the mid-19th century, cleared between circa 1840 and 1890.
The banks remain visible as slight earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 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).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV357615	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/534. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/534 RP 3026-3027 30-MAY-1950.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1001 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #77110 ]
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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