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Summary

The remains of two areas of ridges of probable post-medieval to mid-19th century date made for fruit tree planting and improved drainage in orchards, were visible as low parallel earthwork banks on digital images derived from lidar data captured from 1998 to 2014 and aerial photographs of 2014, on the east-facing slopes west of There Corners Cross, Awliscombe parish.

Location

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 Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

Both plots (194 and 196) were listed as orchards.

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

Both plots were depicted as orchards.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2450-2451 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

The orchard west of the former cottage remained planted.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1203 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Low parallel earthwork banks were visible.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1203 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

Low 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.

The remains of ridges or narrow banks were visible as low parallel earthwork banks on digital images derived from lidar data captured from 1998 to 2014 and aerial photographs of 2014, in two plots on the east-facing slopes west of There Corners Cross, Awliscombe parish.
Both plots were depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map and listed as orchards on the Tithe Apportionment for Awliscombe parish, adjacent to and probably associated with the former site of Higher Aller Cottage and gardens.
The earthworks can therefore be interpreted the remains of tree planting banks made for fruit tree planting and improved drainage dating within the orchards, probably from the post-medieval period to the mid-19th century. The orchard north-east of the former cottages at circa ST12310339, might have been positioned to take advantage of the shelter provided by a former extractive pit visible as an earthwork in this location. This plot had been cleared of trees and was visible as unenclosed pasture on aerial photographs of 1947, whilst the plot north-west of the cottages remained planted with trees in 1947. Both areas of banks could be seen as earthworks without tree cover on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2014.

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: #76631 ]
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2450-2451 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1203 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014.
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 ST1203 08-SEP-2014.

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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