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Summary

A series of earthwork banks of post-medieval to 19th century date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the southwest of Abbotsford Farm, Hemyock. The earthworks may represent the remains of 18th-19th agricultural improvement or represent the site of a former orchard, the banks providing improved drainage and increased soil depth for the fruit trees.

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))
• NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3297 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Earthwork banks are visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1410 Bluesky International DTM XX-XXX-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Faint traces of earthwork banks are visible.

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

A series of earthwork banks of post-medieval to 19th century date are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the southwest of Abbotsford Farm, Hemyock. The earthworks comprise a series of linear and parallel northwest to southeast aligned banks which occupy an area of approximately 0.09 hectares. The earthworks may represent the remains of 18th-19th cultivation banks or represent the site of a former orchard, the banks providing improved drainage and increased soil depth for the fruit trees. The earthworks are located within a rectilinear shaped plot which is defined by field boundaries also recorded as part of this survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3297 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #74879 ]
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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1410 Bluesky International DTM XX-XXX-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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