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Summary

Evidence of a former orchard was visible as a small area of parallel earthwork banks visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, on the south-east facing slopes below Lower Shaugh Farm, overlooking the River Otter.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The banks do not match any depicted orchard.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST1702 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Broad parallel 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.

A small area of parallel earthwork banks was visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, on the south-east facing slopes below Lower Shaugh Farm, overlooking the River Otter. Enclosed on the north-east and south-east sides by relict banks of possible medieval to post-medieval date (recorded separately), the banks cover a triangular area of circa 450 square metres. Such banks were made to improve drainage and soil depth for fruit tree planting in traditional orchards. It is probable that the orchard was originally larger than the visible earthwork evidence suggests, extending to the south and west, but that it was cleared during an episode of field boundary reorganisation at some point prior to the 1840s.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
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 ST1702 Bluesky International DTM 04-MAY-2016. [Mapped feature: #75394 ]

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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