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Summary

Parallel linear earthwork banks, visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2010, are interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century banks for fruit tree planting, within a field named as orchard in the Tithe apportionment.

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

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

Field 975 is named 'Great Orchard' in the Broadhembury Tithe Apportionment of 1843.

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

The field is numbered 975.

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

No features are depicted.

Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0806 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357033.

Parallel 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 3.5 metres in width, are visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2010. Their greatest extent corresponds to the shape of a field west of Windwhistle Farm that is numbered 975 on the Tithe map, and named ‘Great Orchard’ in the 1843 Tithe Apportionment for Broadhembury. This, together with the cross-contour alignment of the banks, supports an interpretation as banks for fruit tree planting, which are likely to be post-medieval or 19th century in date. Although the number of available mid-20th century aerial photographs for this area was limited, no earthworks were recorded from them, suggesting that relict banks are likely to be slight.

Sources / Further Reading

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.
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
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 ST0806 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 05-MAR-2010. [Mapped feature: #69167 ]

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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