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Summary

An earthwork pit, visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, is interpreted as a disused extraction pit that was re-used as an orchard by the mid-19th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Earlier than, XIX - 1840 AD to 1840 AD (Pre))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

Land parcel 98 is named Berry's Orchard.

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

The area is depicted as orchard and numbered 98.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2504 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

An earthwork pit is visible.

Google, 2015, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2002 ACCESSED 10-MAY-2016 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359580.

The area is obscured by trees.

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

An earthwork pit, circa 27 by 70 metres in extent, is visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. It is interpreted as an extraction pit, probably a marl pit given the ‘Old Marl Pit’ depicted on the late-19th century OS map circa 280 metres to the north-west. This parcel of land was depicted with trees and named ‘Berry’s Orchard’ in the Tithe apportionment, and must therefore have ceased use as an extraction pit before the mid-19th century. Presumably as this area of land was more difficult to cultivate it was used instead for orchard trees. Continuing tree cover has obscured the pit on the available aerial photographs.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2504 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #74511 ]
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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SDV359580	Aerial Photograph: Google. 2015. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2002 ACCESSED 10-MAY-2016.

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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