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Summary

The remains of ridges probably made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage from the post-medieval period to the 19th century, were visible as low parallel earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1950 to digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, on the south facing slopes north of Lower Cheriton, Payhembury parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1950 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible earthworks correspond with a plot depicted as an orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/453, RAF/541/453 RS 4100-4101 04-MAR-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357845.

Narrow linear banks were visible as low earthworks under very light tree cover.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1001 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

The ridges were identifiable as low earthworks.

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 low parallel earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1950 to digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, on the south facing slopes north of Lower Cheriton, Payhembury parish. The visible earthworks fell within a plot depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map. The earthworks are therefore interpreted as the remains of tree planting banks made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage dating probably from the post-medieval period to the 19th century. The banks are visible through light tree cover in 1950, and the orchard therefore probably remained in use into the mid-20th century.

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: #77089 ]
SDV357845	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/453. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/453 RS 4100-4101 04-MAR-1950.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1001 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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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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