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Summary

Orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, at Heathfield Park. The earthwork banks remain visible on Lidar-derived images of 2005.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

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

An orchard is depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s. Map object partly based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3289-90 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The orchard banks are partly visible as earthwork banks, although the site is covered with trees.

Royal Air Force, 1963, RAF/543/2332, RAF/543/2332 2F21 089-90 26-JUL-1963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354847.

The orchard remains covered with trees.

Ordnance Survey, 1979, OS/79082, OS/79082 V 227-28 28-AUG-1979 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355001.

The trees have been almost completely grubbed up.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SY0089 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 06-DEC-2005 & 19-DEC-2005 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

The orchard banks are visible as earthwork banks. Map object partly based on this source.

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

Orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, at Heathfield Park. An orchard is depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s. Aerial photographs of 1946 to 1963 show that the orchard remains covered with trees, although faint traces of earthwork banks are visible. By 1979, the trees have been largely grubbed up, leaving a series of parallel north to south aligned earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established, visible. These banks occupy an area of approximately 0.81 hectares of gentle northwest facing slope, within a single triangular shaped plot depicted on the First Edition OS map. The earthwork banks remain visible on Lidar-derived images of 2005.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3289-90 13-APR-1946.
SDV354847	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1963. RAF/543/2332. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/543/2332 2F21 089-90 26-JUL-1963.
SDV355001	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS/79082. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/79082 V 227-28 28-AUG-1979.
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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SDV357034	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY0089 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 06-DEC-2005 & 19-DEC-2005.

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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