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Summary

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 north of Pithayes Farm, Whimple. The relict ridges probably survive as low earthwork banks.

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

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

The earthwork banks correspond to the areas of two small plots depictred as orchards.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4060-4061 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.

The earthwork banks of a small orchard were visible. 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.

The earthwork banks of a small orchard were visible. Map object based partly on this source.

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 north of Pithayes Farm, Whimple.
The banks measured approximately 6 to 9 metres wide and were aligned across the contours of a west slope. The banks correspond with two small orchards depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25inch map, the southernmost bisected by a footpath visible as an earthwork ditch or gulley.
The northernmost orchard remained heavily planted into the 1940s but had been largely cleared by the late 1960s. The southernmost orchard was cleared by 1946 on which images the banks and ditch were visible. The banks of the northernmost orchard remained clearly visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar captured from 2005 to 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.
	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 4060-4061 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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