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Summary

Linear earthwork banks visible on aerial photographs to the south of North Lodge, Killerton Park, are probably the remains of former orchard tree planting banks of post-medieval date.

Location

Protected Status

• Registered Park or Garden (II*) 1000694: KILLERTON HOUSE

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD? (Between))

Full description

National Monument Record, 2007, NMR 24518, NMR 24518/05- 23-JAN-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357518.

Parallel banks are visible as low earthworks.

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

Linear earthwork banks visible on aerial photographs to the south of North Lodge, Killerton Park, are probably the remains of a former orchard of post-medieval date. The banks were probably constructed to aid drainage in the former orchard. The banks do not correspond with any features depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25inch map and therefore passed out of use before the late 19th century, probably before the 18th century remodelling of Killerton parkland and perhaps earlier.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV357518	Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 2007. NMR 24518. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR 24518/05- 23-JAN-2007. [Mapped feature: #68016 ]

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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