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Summary

The remains of probable post-medieval to 19th century date banks made for tree planting and drainage were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2012 as earthworks west of East Raddon Cottage. Earthwork banks 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 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The banks do not coincide with any depicted orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4182-4183 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.

Linear earthwork banks are visible.

Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SS9002 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 14-20 Feb 2012 (Cartographic). SDV357033.

The earthwork banks were partially visible.

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

The remains of probable post-medieval to 19th century date banks made for tree planting and drainage were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2012 as earthworks west of East Raddon Cottage.
Their alignment is cross-contour and they are interpreted as fruit tree planting banks of probable post-medieval to 19th century date that were probably made to enhance drainage within an orchard, draining into the stream that flows along the combe immediately to the east.
The banks do not coincide with any orchard depicted on the on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch first edition map, but the parcel of land immediately to the east of the stream was symbolised as an orchard, and it is therefore possible the banks represent a phase of fruit tree cultivation that passed out of use prior to the 1880s, perhaps due to poor drainage.
The field was covered with dense mixed coniferous and non-coniferous tree planting by 1999 largely obscuring the earthwork banks, although some were incompletely visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2012, which might support the interpretation that the banks survive as earthworks.

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.
	Linked documents:1
SDV356902	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4182-4183 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #70096 ]
SDV357033	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2005-2012. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS9002 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 14-20 Feb 2012.

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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