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Summary

Orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2010, to the north of St. Margaret and St. Andrew’s Church, Littleham

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The site of the orchard is first depicted on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 4028-29 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks.

Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1969, MAL/69015, MAL/69015 V 088-89 05-MAR-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355805.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks.

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

The orchard banks are visible as a series of slight linear earthwork banks.

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

Orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2010, to the north of St. Margaret and St. Andrew’s Church, Littleham. The site of the orchard is first symbolised on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s. Aerial photographs of 1946 show that that the orchard trees have been largely grubbed out, although a series of parallel northeast to southwest aligned earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established, remain visible. These banks occupy two adjacent plots of land of approximately 1.45 hectares and are situated on gently east facing slope. The orchard banks are slightly more extensive than has been transcribed here as part of this survey owing to a coverage of vegetation, although the extent of these features have been mapped within the monument polygon. They remain partly visible as a series of slight earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 2000.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. 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.
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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 4028-29 13-APR-1946.
SDV355805	Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1969. MAL/69015. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). MAL/69015 V 088-89 05-MAR-1969. [Mapped feature: #65946 ]

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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