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Summary

Parallel linear banks, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs between 1969 and 1979, are interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century tree planting banks. They seem to have become disused in the second part of the 20th century and may have been levelled.

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 this field.

Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1969, MAL/69014, MAL/69014 V 112-133 05-MAR-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355379.

Linear earthwork banks are indistinctly visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1979, OS/79082, OS/79082 V 305-306 28-AUG-1979 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355001.

Parallel linear earthwork banks are visible, with scattered trees obscuring the ground surface in areas.

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

Parallel linear banks, circa 3.5 metres wide, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken between 1969 and 1979. Their location corresponds to a field depicted as orchard on the late-19th century mapping and they are interpreted as tree planting banks of probable post-medieval or 19th century date. Orchard trees seem to have survived here until 1979, but they appear to have been removed since. Similarly, the earthworks are not clearly visible on later available imagery, and may have been levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV355001	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS/79082. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/79082 V 305-306 28-AUG-1979. [Mapped feature: #72797 ]
SDV355379	Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1969. MAL/69014. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). MAL/69014 V 112-133 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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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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