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HER Number: | MDV117800 |
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Name: | Orchard at Heathfield, Awliscombe |
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Summary
The remains of ridges possibly made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage from the post-medieval period to the mid-19th century, were visible as low parallel earthwork banks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, on the south-west facing slopes at Heathfield, Awliscombe village.
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 134 015 |
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Map Sheet: | ST10SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Awliscombe |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | AWLISCOMBE |
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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
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks fall within a plot depicted as an orchard.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3447-3448 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
The orchard remained moderately planted.
Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1301 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.
Earthwork ridges were visible across part of the orchard.
Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST1301 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.
The orchard was densely planted.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
Low and narrow parallel ridges were visible as subtle earthwork banks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, on the south-west facing slopes at Heathfield, Awliscombe village.
The ridges were spaced approximately 5 metres apart and were visible running across the contours of the slope. The plot in which the banks were visible was depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map and remained lightly planted with trees in 1947. The banks could not be defined at this date.
The earthworks are therefore interpreted as the possible remains of tree planting banks made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage dating probably from the post-medieval period to the mid-19th century. The orchard remained planted with trees 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: #77074 ] |
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SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3447-3448 11-APR-1947. |
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SDV359177 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1301 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. |
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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 ST1301 08-SEP-2014. |
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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)
Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 1:20PM |
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