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Summary

Parallel linear earthwork banks, visible on aerial photographs from 1947 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010, are interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century banks for fruit tree planting. Earthworks are likely 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))

Full description

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

The field is depicted as an orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995 FS, RAF/CPE/UK/1995 FS 4135-4136 13-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356946.

Parallel linear earthwork banks are indistinctly visible.

Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography, 1955, CAP/QF, CAP 8278/3 26-JUN-1955 (QF) (Aerial Photograph). SDV357467.

Parallel linear earthwork banks are indistinctly visible.

Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0509 Environment Agency DTM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357033.

Three linear earthwork banks are visible.

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

Parallel linear earthwork banks, circa 4 metres wide, are indistinctly visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947 and 1955, although obscured by the tree canopy, and partially visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010. Their alignment is roughly cross-contour and they are interpreted as banks for fruit tree planting, which are likely to be post-medieval or 19th century in date. This field was depicted as orchard on the late-19th century mapping. The earthworks are likely to survive in part, although the trees have been removed. The transcription of the banks is based on the lidar data, which is the only source clear enough to map from, but the extent of the area of earthworks visible on the aerial photographs is also mapped.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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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SDV356946	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995 FS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1995 FS 4135-4136 13-APR-1947.
SDV357033	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2005-2012. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0509 Environment Agency DTM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010. [Mapped feature: #67902 ]
SDV357467	Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography. 1955. CAP/QF. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Photograph (Paper). CAP 8278/3 26-JUN-1955 (QF).

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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