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Summary

The remains of a field boundary and ridges made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage of probable medieval or post-medieval to 20th century date were visible as low, earthwork banks on digital images derived from lidar data, on the south-facing slopes north-east of Woodhayne Farm, Combe Raleigh.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any depicted orchard features.

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

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any depicted orchard features.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1501 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Linear and parallel earthwork banks were visible.

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 a field boundary and ridges made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage of probable medieval or post-medieval to 20th century date were visible as low, earthwork banks on digital images derived from lidar data, on the south-facing slopes north-east of Woodhayne Farm, Combe Raleigh.
The probable former field boundary bank was over 5 metres wide and abutted an extant boundary at its southern end. This boundary appeared to enclose an area of parallel earthwork banks spaced on average 10 metres apart and aligned roughly cross-contour, presumably to aid drainage. The earthworks do not correspond with any orchard features depicted on the Tithe Map for Combe Raleigh or the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map and probably therefore represent an orchard that was removed prior to circa 1840.
Linear and regular earthworks crossing this site in a WSW-ESE direction are probably evidence of the installation of modern services.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1501 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74318 ]
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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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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