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| HER Number: | MDV123540 |
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| Name: | Drainage or orchard banks at Fosterville Wood, Kingsteignton |
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Summary
Ridges made for improved drainage, probably for an orchard or plantation, from the post-medieval to 19th century were visible as earthwork banks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 adjacent to the B3193 under Fosterville Wood, Kingsteignton
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 856 761 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingsteignton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KINGSTEIGNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
The banks probably coincide with Plot 2013, plantation.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8576 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Banks are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.
Parallel earthwork ridges circa 7m wide were visible on aerial photographs of 1964 as earthwork banks crossing the contours of the west-facing slopes immediately east of The Haven, south-east of Rixeypark Corner on the B3193, Kingsteignton
The banks are interpreted as earthworks made to enhance drainage and provide additional depth of soil within an orchard. They fall within a plot listed as a plantation on the Kingsteington Tithe Map, and therefore probably predate circa 1840.
The banks cannot be identified as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 and have probably been levelled during garden landscaping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8576 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #114323 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
- EDV4912 - Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 16 2020 1:36PM |
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