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HER Number: | MDV115800 |
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Name: | Former orchard south east of Penny Hill Farm, Stockland |
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Summary
The remains of ridges, probably made for tree planting or improved drainage from the post-medieval period to the early 20th century were visible as slight earthwork banks on digital images derived from lidar data, on the steep west-facing slope of Horner Hill, overlooking Penny Hill Farm.
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 248 016 |
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Map Sheet: | ST20SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Stockland |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | STOCKLAND |
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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
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The earthworks fall within a plot depicted as an orchard.
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 RP 3432-3433 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
Slight earthwork banks were visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2401 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.
Slight earthwork banks were visible.
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 ridges, probably made for tree planting or improved drainage from the post-medieval period to the early 20th century were visible as slight earthwork banks on digital images derived from lidar data, on the steep west-facing slope of Horner Hill, overlooking Penny Hill Farm.
The visible banks extended over an area of nearly 400 square metres and were spaced approximately 5 metres apart. This small area of visible earthworks fell within a slightly larger area depicted as an orchard plot on Tithe Map for Stockland and the OS First Edition 25 inch map, and are therefore interpreted as ridges made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage. They were aligned cross contour, presumably to aid drainage downslope.
The orchard had been cleared of all planting by 1947, and the ridges probably only survive as slight earthworks in the southern half of the plot, the remainder occupied by a probable former quarry pit.
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: #75148 ] |
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SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3432-3433 11-APR-1947. |
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SDV359177 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2401 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. |
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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)
Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 1:00PM |
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