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Summary

The remains of probable post-medieval to 19th century ridges made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage were visible as low, parallel earthwork banks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and digital images derived from lidar data, on the south-facing slopes at Woodhayes Farm, Luppitt parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• 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.

An orchard was depicted to the north west and south east of the farmstead.

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

An orchard was depicted to the north west and south east of the farmstead.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 F20 2443-2444 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Linear and parallel banks were visible as earthworks under tree cover.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1702 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Linear and parallel banks were visible as earthworks.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1702 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The linear earthwork banks were not clearly visible. Tree planting had been cleared to the south of the farmstead.

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 19th century ridges made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage were visible as low, parallel earthwork banks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and digital images derived from lidar data, on the south-facing slopes to the north-west and south-east of the farmstead at Woodhayes Farm, Luppitt parish.
The earthworks largely correspond to plots depicted as orchards on the Tithe Map for Luppit.and the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition map. However, slight differences in character were noted between the two areas. To the north-west the banks were spaced roughly 4 to 5 metres. To the south east, the spacing was almost double this and the banks more substantial in scale. In this area visualising the lidar data as both Analytical Hillshade and Simple Local Relief models reveals banks on two different alignments. This might support the interpretation that evidence for several phases of orchard creation and management was visible. The orchards remained well planted into the 1940s. The orchard banks north-west of the farm have since been partly levelled during the construction of a building, but the rest of the orchard remained lightly planted. To the south east the trees have been largely cleared. The banks in both plots remain visible as subtle earthworks on the digital images derived from lidar data.

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: #74347 ]
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe 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 2443-2444 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1702 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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SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1702 08-SEP-2014.

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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