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Summary

Evidence of a former orchard of probable post-medieval to early 20th century date was visible as a small area of low and narrow earthwork banks, to the west of Ratsloe, on digital images derived from lidar data. The banks were probably made to improve drainage of surface water.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1906 AD (Between))

Full description

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

An orchard was depicted.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

An orchard was depicted.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR SX9095 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

A small area of linear parallel earthwork banks were visible.

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

Evidence of a former orchard of probable post-medieval to early 20th century date was visible as a small area of low and narrow earthwork banks, to the west of Ratsloe, on digital images derived from lidar data.
The banks were probably made to improve drainage, removing excess surface water into a stream that flows along a combe to the west.
The visible earthwork banks fall within a plot depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey First and Second Edition 25 inch maps, indicating that the orchards probably predated the mid to late 19th century and remained planted into the second decade of the 20th century. The earthwork banks represent probably only a small fraction of earthworks that previously covered the area of the former orchard, the remainder of which have probably been levelled. A rectilinear earthwork hollow, recorded separately, can be seen cur into the western area of the former orchard, and may be evidence of a former field that predates the establishment of the orchard.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #73339 ]
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 SX9095 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014.

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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