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Summary

The remains of probable post-medieval to 20th century ridges made for fruit tree planting and drainage were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and digital images derived from lidar data as earthwork banks, to the south-west of Old Rectory Farm, Honiton. Earthwork banks are likely to survive.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD? to 1880 AD? (Between))
• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1947 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthwork banks correspond with the extent of a depicted orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 1442-3 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Earthwork banks were visible. Map object based partly on this source.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89038, OS/89038 V 222-223 07-MAR-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359507.

Earthwork banks were visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1700 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

Earthwork banks were visible. Map object based partly on this source.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

The remains of earthwork ridges or banks were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and digital images derived from lidar data as earthwork banks, to the south-west of Old Rectory Farm, Honiton.
The banks are spaced on average 7 to 8 metres apart, and are aligned cross-contour. They correspond with an orchard depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25inch first edition map, and remained visible through light orchard planting on aerial photographs of 1989. They are interpreted as probable fruit tree planting banks of post-medieval to 20th century date, made to enhance drainage within the orchard. They remain visible across much of the orchard plot as earthwork banks on digital images derived from lidar data. The exception is the north-eastern end of the orchard where an irregular ground surface might support the interpretation that a former extractive pit was located; the creation of orchards on former extractive pits has been noted by NMP surveys elsewhere in Devon.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 1442-3 11-APR-1947.
SDV357034	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1700 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV359507	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89038. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89038 V 222-223 07-MAR-1989.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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