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Summary

A large earthwork pit, visible on aerial photographs from 1947 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010, is interpreted as a former post-medieval quarry, reused as an orchard during the 19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD)
• ORCHARD (XIX to XX - 1840 AD to 1946 AD)

Full description

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

This area is depicted as orchard.

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

This area is depicted as orchard.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

This area is not depicted as orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 2287-2288 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

An earthwork pit is visible.

Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0410 Environment Agency DTM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357033.

A large earthwork pit is visible.

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

A large earthwork pit, averaging circa 20 by 90 metres in extent, is visible on aerial photographs from 1947 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010. It is similar in appearance to disused gravel pits in the wider area, and is interpreted as an extraction pit. It is not depicted on the Tithe map, and this area is depicted as orchard on the available 19th century OS mapping. No orchard trees are depicted on the early-20th century maps, and it is possible that extraction took place here in the first part of the 20th century. However, the earthwork appears to have been fully vegetated in 1947, and it is perhaps more likely that the orchard trees were established in a disused post-medieval pit, where cultivation would have been difficult prior to the advent of modern machinery. Other similar examples exist in this part of East Devon, and this pit probably survives as a substantial earthwork.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 2287-2288 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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SDV357033	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2005-2012. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0410 Environment Agency DTM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010. [Mapped feature: #67585 ]

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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