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Summary

The remains of ridges made for fruit tree planting and improved drainage of probable post-medieval to mid-19th century date, were visible as low parallel earthwork banks on aerial photographs of the 1940s on the south-west facing slopes east of Collyhayes Farm, Awliscombe parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XXI - 1540 AD to 2014 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The plot was symbolised as an orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2451-2452 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Parallel banks were visible as earthworks.

Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82218 V, OS/82218 V 1149-1150 28-AUG-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359504.

The banks remained visible as earthworks under light tree cover.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1303 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The banks remained visible as earthworks under light tree cover. They have probably been partly levelled north of the farmhouse.

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 or narrow banks were visible as low parallel earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1947 on the west-facing slopes to the north and south of Grange Farm, Awliscombe parish.
The visible earthworks fall within larger plots depicted as orchards on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition map, and both remained planted with trees in 1947. The earthworks can therefore be interpreted the remains of tree planting banks made for fruit tree planting and improved drainage dating, probably from the post-medieval period to the mid-19th century. The orchards remained lightly planted and banks visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1982 and digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2014, although by this date modern farm buildings had encroached onto part of the northern orchard plot.

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 FS 2451-2452 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #76593 ]
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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SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1303 08-SEP-2014.
SDV359504	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82218 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82218 V 1149-1150 28-AUG-1982.

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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