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Summary

The remains of probable post-medieval to 20th century ridges for fruit tree planting and drainage were visible on digital images derived from lidar data as earthwork banks to the east of Hale Farm, Honiton. Earthwork banks are likely to survive.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1947 AD)

Full description

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

The banks closely match an area depicted as an orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3441-3442 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The banks were not clearly visible and a only very light and sparse planting was visible across the site.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1700 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Linear 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 probable post-medieval to 20th century ridges for fruit tree planting and drainage were visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 as earthwork banks to the east of Hale Farm, Honiton.
The banks are spaced on average 6 metres apart and are aligned cross-contour. The earthworks correspond with a small area depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey 25inch first edition map. They are interpreted as probable fruit tree planting banks of post-medieval to 20th century date, made to enhance drainage within the orchard. A roughly east-west aligned earthwork might be a boundary defining the southern extent of the orchard. The banks might have been a garden orchard, distinct from the larger orchard depicted to the south and west of the farmhouse; this may be supported by the slightly different conventions used to depict the orchards. It was largely unplanted on aerial photographs of 1947 and had therefore probably passed out of use in the first half of the 20th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3441-3442 11-APR-1947.
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 ST1700 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #75334 ]

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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