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Summary

Parallel linear earthworks, visible on aerial photographs taken from the 1940s onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, are interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century tree planting banks that went out of use in the later-20th century.

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

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

Orchard is depicted in the larger southern land parcel.

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

Orchard is depicted in both land parcels.

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3197-3198 22-JAN-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359315.

Parallel linear earthwork banks are visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1976, OS/76052, OS/76052 V 049- 050 08-MAY-1976 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359311.

Parallel linear earthwork banks are visible, with some scattered trees.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR SY2798 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Parallel linear 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.

Parallel linear earthwork banks, circa 3.5 metres in width, are visible on aerial photographs taken from the 1940s in two plots of land depicted as orchard on the Tithe map. Their broadly cross-contour orientation is indicative of post-medieval or 19th century tree planting banks. The smaller northernmost plot is not depicted as orchard by the late-19th century OS mapping, and this must have fallen out of use by this time. In contract, the southernmost still had a few scattered trees in 1976 and only fell completely out of use after this date. The banks are visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 but no trees remain.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY2798 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014.
SDV359311	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1976. OS/76052. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). OS/76052 V 049- 050 08-MAY-1976.
SDV359315	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3197-3198 22-JAN-1948. [Mapped feature: #76480 ]
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)

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