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Summary

Probable post-medieval orchard tree planting ridges are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken from 1996 onwards and on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006. The orchard appears to have thinned out after the 1940s and been partially replanted between 2006 and 2010, but the earthworks seem to survive.

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

Full description

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

The area is also depicted as orchards on the Colyton Tithe Map of 1843.

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

The area is depicted as orchards.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3360-3361 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

Tree cover obscures the ground surface.

Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96602, NMR OS/96602 117-118 06-JUN-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355897.

Tree cover is relatively sparse and earthwork ridges are clearly visible across the area.

Environment Agency, 2006, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SY2492 Environment Agency D0064562 21-APR-2006 (Cartographic). SDV355899.

Parallel earthwork ridges are visible.

Next Perspectives, 2006, Pan Government Agreement, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SY2432-SY2493 17-JUN-2006 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352652.

Tree cover is relatively sparse and earthwork ridges are clearly visible across the area.

GetMapping, 2010, GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV351585.

Tree cover is relatively sparse and earthwork ridges are clearly visible across the area. However small trees appear to have been planted in the eastern part of the area.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

Narrow earthwork ridges are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1996 onwards and on images derived from Lidar data captured in 2006. These areas are depicted as orchards in the late nineteenth century mapping, and it is likely that the earthworks are the remains of earthwork ridges on which the fruit trees were established. These are likely to be post-medieval in date, and obscured by the tree canopy on the earlier available aerial photographs, only becoming visible in recent years as the trees have thinned out. The earthworks are aligned approximately north-east to south-west or north to south, between 3 and 5 metres in width, and cover an area of circa three and a half hectares. The ridges appear to overlie a possible ditched enclosure just to the north of the project area, and to have been cut by a recent partially banked trackway aligned approximately north to south across the area. The eastern part of the area appears to have been replanted between 2006 and 2010, but the ridges seem to have been retained.

Pink, F., 2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

The area is also depicted as orchards on the Colyton Tithe Map of 1843.

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.
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV351585	Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2010. GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs. Getmapping. Photograph (Digital).
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3360-3361 13-APR-1946.
SDV352652	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2006. Pan Government Agreement. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SY2432-SY2493 17-JUN-2006.
SDV355897	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96602. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/96602 117-118 06-JUN-1996.
SDV355899	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2006. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY2492 Environment Agency D0064562 21-APR-2006. [Mapped feature: #65531 ]
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. ACD618/4/3. Digital.
	Linked documents:1

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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