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Summary

Parallel linear earthwork banks, visible on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1969 and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, are interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century tree planting banks that went out of use in the second part of the 20th century.

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

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

Orchard trees are depicted in three fields.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4262-4263 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

Parallel linear earthwork banks are visible, although much of the ground surface is obscured by the tree canopy.

Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1969, MAL/69014, MAL/69014 V 064-065 05-MAR-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355379.

Linear earthwork banks are visible below the tree canopy, although trees have been removed from the land parcel centred on SX9857788914.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR SX9888 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

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 4 metres wide, are visible on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1969 and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. Their location corresponds to three fields depicted on the late-19th century mapping, within which orchard trees were depicted. The earthworks are aligned cross-contour, and are interpreted as tree planting banks of probable post-medieval or 19th century date. In 1969 trees were still present in all but the small field centred at SX9857788914, and the disuse of the orchard seems to post-date the late 1960s.

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 RS 4262-4263 13-APR-1946.
SDV355379	Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1969. MAL/69014. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). MAL/69014 V 064-065 05-MAR-1969.
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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SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX9888 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #72777 ]

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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