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Summary

The remains of ridges probably made for fruit tree planting and drainage from the post-medieval period to the 19th century were visible on aerial photographs as earthwork banks to the west and north of Little Cobden, Whimple. The banks have probably been levelled.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1967 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4064-4065 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.

The orchard was heavily planted.

BKS Surveys Ltd, 1967, BKS/2822, BKS/2822 V 3046-3047 14-MAR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354836.

The tree planting was largely cleared. Map object based partly on this source.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SY0496 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19-Dec-2005 to 5-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

Earthwork banks remain clearly visible. Map object based partly on this source.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SY0496 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

A pit is visible as an earthwork in the south-east quarter of the orchard.

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

The remains of ridges probably made for fruit tree planting and drainage from the post-medieval period to the 20th century were visible on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar as earthwork banks to the south of Bramley Gardens, Whimple.
The banks measured approximately 7 to 8 metres wide and were aligned across the contours of a west facing combe. The banks correspond largely with an orchard depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25inch map, but areas to the northern and eastern edges may have been levelled.
The orchard remained heavily planted into the 1940s but had been largely cleared by the late 1960s. The banks remained clearly visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar captured in 2005.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV354836	Aerial Photograph: BKS Surveys Ltd. 1967. BKS/2822. BKS Surveys Ltd. Photograph (Paper). BKS/2822 V 3046-3047 14-MAR-1967.
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SY0496 22-MAY-2010.
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 4064-4065 04-NOV-1946.
SDV357034	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY0496 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19-Dec-2005 to 5-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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