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HER Number: | MDV117807 |
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Name: | Orchard west of Combehayes Farm, Buckerell parish |
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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 aerial photographs of 1947, on the south-west facing slopes west of Combehayes Farm, Feniton parish.
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 115 016 |
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Map Sheet: | ST10SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Feniton |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | FENITON |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKERELL |
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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
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The visible earthworks roughly correspond plots depicted on the Tithe map.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not fall within a plot depicted as an orchard.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RP 3450-3451 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
Narrow linear earthwork banks were visible in two blocks, on different orientations.
Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1101 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.
The earthwork ridges were not identifiable.
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 parallel earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1947, on the south-west facing slopes adjacent to Combehayes Farm, Feniton parish.
The ridges were visible in two blocks in different orientations running across the contours of the slope, spaced approximately 4 and 6 metres apart.
The plot in which the banks were visible was not depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map but closely match plots depicted on the Tithe Map for Feniton parish. 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 banks were not clearly identifiable on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 and have probably been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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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 3450-3451 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #77081 ] |
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SDV359177 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1101 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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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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