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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 1950 onwards, at Ash Thomas. The earthwork banks remain visible on digital images derived from Lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010.

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

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/534, RAF/541/534 RP 3015-16 30-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357615.

The orchard banks are partly visible as a series of earthwork banks, although are largely obscured by fruit trees.

Ordnance Survey, 1966, OS/66184 V, OS/66184 V 162-63 22-JUL-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357044.

The orchard trees have been almost completely removed.

Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96600, OS/96600 V 064-65 06-JUN-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357371.

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

Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0010 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357033.

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

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

Orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1950 onwards, at Ash Thomas. The site of the orchard is largely symbolised on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s. Aerial photographs of 1950 show that the orchard trees remain largely intact, although faint traces of earthwork banks are visible to the west of the site. By 1966 the fruit trees have been almost completely grubbed out, although the earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established, are not clearly visible until aerial photographs of 1996. The surviving banks are northeast to southwest aligned and occupy an area of approximately 0.77 hectares of gentle northeast facing slope, within two rectilinear shaped plots depicted on historical mapping. The earthwork banks remain visible on digital images derived from Lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010.

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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SDV357033	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2005-2012. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0010 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010. [Mapped feature: #68183 ]
SDV357044	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66184 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/66184 V 162-63 22-JUL-1966.
SDV357371	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96600. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/96600 V 064-65 06-JUN-1996.
SDV357615	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/534. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/534 RP 3015-16 30-MAY-1950.

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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