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Summary

A series of parallel linear banks are visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 beneath woodland. The banks are interpreted as planting ridges for orchard trees of probable 19th century origin. Alternatively, the earthwork could be part of a drainage system of post-medieval to 19th century origin.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DRAINAGE SYSTEM? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
• ORCHARD (XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

The area is recorded as woodland.

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

Part of the area is depicted as orchard.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1794 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 and 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A series of parallel linear banks are visible as earthworks.

Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.

A series of parallel linear banks are visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. They are orientated both north to south and north-east to south-west either side of a sloping combe. The banks are situated beneath plots recorded as woodland in the Tithe Survey. By the First Edition OS map the area is depicted as a mix of woodland, marshy grassland and orchard. By the mid-20th century the orchard had passed out of use and the rest of the area established as woodland.
The banks are interpreted as planting ridges for orchard trees of mid to late-19th century, part of which passed out of use by the late 19th century and part of which passed out of use by the mid-20th century. Alternatively, the earthworks could be a drainage system of post-medieval to 19th century origin.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment

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