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Summary

Ridges for orchard tree planting are visible as linear earthworks on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 2006. The orchards were extant at the end of the 19th century. Some of the banks appear to have been levelled but others survive as low earthworks.

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))

Full description

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

The earthworks are within areas depicted as orchard. Map object based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1289-1290 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Parallel linear earthwork ridges are visible.

Next Perspectives, 2006, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photograph, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery ST0813 03-JUN-2006 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351300.

Parallel linear pale cropmarks are visible. Map object based on this source.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

Linear earthwork ridges, up to 3 metres wide, are visible in two land parcels east of Northcott on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 2006. The areas are symbolised as orchard on late-19th century mapping and the features are interpreted as ridges for tree planting, created during the post-medieval to modern period. The group of banks centred at ST0965212602 appear to have been levelled but some fragmentary low earthworks may survive at ST0947912589, visible as pale cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 2006.
Further areas of possible ridges aligned east to west are visible in the parcels centred on ST0986512670 (numbered 251 and 274 on the First Edition OS map), but were not clear enough to transcribe due to tree cover. No traces of earthworks are visible on the more recent aerial photographs.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV351300	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2006. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photograph. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery ST0813 03-JUN-2006.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1289-1290 11-APR-1947.
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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