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| HER Number: | MDV128732 |
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| Name: | Orchard banks north of Bastard’s Park Cross, Modbury |
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Summary
Parallel banks interpreted as possible evidence of post-medieval to 19th century orchard planting are visible as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 on the north facing slopes north of Bastard’s Park Cross, Modbury
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 670 527 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Modbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MODBURY |
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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 plots in which the banks are visible are listed on the Apportionments for Modbury as Plots 638, 645 & 659, Pasture.
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
Parallel banks are identifiable as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Closely spaced parallel earthwork banks, circa 5m wide are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 crossing the contours of three plots on the north facing slopes north of Bastard’s Park Cross.
The earthworks resemble banks recorded throughput Devon typically made to improve drainage and increased soil depth for tree planting in orchards of 19th or early 20th century date.
The plots in which the banks are visible are not listed as orchards on the Tithe Map for Modbury (Plots 638, 645 & 659, all listed as pasture).
This could support the interpretation of the banks as evidence of post-medieval to 19th century orchards that were cleared prior to 1840.
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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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363691 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2019. National Lidar Programme. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019. [Mapped feature: #126492 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 3 2020 4:28PM |
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