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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 1947 and 1989.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1989 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The plot is depicted as an orchard.

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

The plot is depicted as an orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1450-1451 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Parallel banks were visible as low earthworks through tree cover.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89038, OS/89038 V 231-232 07-MAR-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359507.

Parallel banks were visible as low earthworks.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1000 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

The banks were not visible as earthworks.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

Two small areas of narrow ridges were visible as low parallel earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1950 onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 on the north-east facing slopes south-east of Charlton Hill Farm, Feniton parish.
The visible earthwork banks were spaced circa 5 metres apart and crossed the contours of the slope. They fell within orchard plots depicted on the Tithe Map for Feniton and the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map. The plot had been cleared of trees by 1950. The earthworks are therefore interpreted as the remains of tree planting banks made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage, dating possibly from the post-medieval period to the 19th 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).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. [Mapped feature: #77259 ]
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1450-1451 11-APR-1947.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1000 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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SDV359507	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89038. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89038 V 231-232 07-MAR-1989.

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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