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Summary

The remains of probable post-medieval to 20th century ridges made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage were visible as low, parallel earthwork banks on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar data, on the south-west facing slopes west of Turnpike Cottage, Awliscombe parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• 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 earthworks fall within a plot depicted as an orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 3444-3445 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Earthwork banks were visible under light tree cover.

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

Earthwork banks remained visible across approximately three quarters of the former orchard.

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 probable post-medieval to 20th century ridges made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage were visible as low, parallel earthwork banks on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar data, on the south-west facing slopes west of Turnpike Cottage, Awliscombe parish.
The banks were spaced up to 5 metres apart and were aligned roughly cross-contour, presumably to aid drainage. The earthworks correspond to a plot depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, and are interpreted as ridges made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage. The earthworks are therefore at the latest late-19th century in date and could be significantly older.
The orchard was lightly planted with trees in the late 1940s but has since been completely cleared of trees.
The banks towards the north-eastern side of the former orchard appear to have been mostly levelled, but, banks survive as low earthworks across the remainder of the site.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #74324 ]
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 3444-3445 11-APR-1947.
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.
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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