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Summary

Possible tree-planting banks of a former post-medieval to 19th century orchard are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on digital images derived from Lidar data captured in 2016, at Osmond’s Farm, Culmstock.

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))

Full description

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

The orchard is largely covered with trees. Map object partly based on this source.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89276, OS/89276 V 187-88 14-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357047.

The orchard trees have been completely cleared, although no earthwork banks are clearly visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1012 Bluesky International DTM 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of earthwork banks. Map object partly based on this source.

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

Possible tree-planting banks of a former post-medieval to 19th century orchard are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on digital images derived from Lidar data captured in 2016, at Osmond’s Farm, Culmstock. An orchard is depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s, as is the site of a former extraction pit (MDV115618) which the orchard likely post-dates. Aerial photographs of 1947 show the orchard to be largely covered with trees, although by 1989, these have all been completely cleared. The earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established, are not however clearly visible and can only be seen on Lidar derived images. The parallel earthworks are east to west aligned and occupy an area of approximately 0.11 hectares of gentle northwest facing slope, within a single rectilinear shaped plot depicted on the First Edition OS map.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV357047	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89276. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89276 V 187-88 14-JUN-1989.
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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SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST1012 Bluesky International DTM 27-JUN-2016.

Associated Monuments

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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