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Summary

Parallel linear earthwork banks, visible on aerial photographs taken between 1947 and 1967, are interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century banks for fruit tree planting. The earthworks are not visible on 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 XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

This area is depicted as orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 4290-4290 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Linear earthwork banks are indistinctly visible, largely obscured by tree cover.

Ordnance Survey, 1967, OS/67039 V, OS/67039 V 081-082 18-APR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356901.

Linear earthwork banks are indistinctly visible and partially obscured by tree cover.

Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0808 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357033.

No 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 and aligned broadly cross-contour, are visible on aerial photographs taken between 1947 and 1967. The field is depicted as orchard on the late-19th century mapping, and the ridges are interpreted as banks for fruit tree planting, which are likely to be post-medieval or 19th century in date and possibly associated with the nearby Ford Farm. The ground surface is largely obscured by the tree canopy on the aerial photographs so the individual banks have not been transcribed. No earthworks are visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2010, suggesting that they have been levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. 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 4290-4290 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #68306 ]
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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SDV356901	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS/67039 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/67039 V 081-082 18-APR-1967.
SDV357033	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2005-2012. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0808 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 05-MAR-2010.

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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