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Summary

The remains of parallel ridges were visible as earthwork banks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, on the south-east facing slopes north of Bartlett’s Farm, Awliscombe parish. The banks might have been made planting and improved drainage within an Alder plantation of post-medieval or 19th century date.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PLANTATION (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

Plot 460 is listed as Aller Grove, its state of cultivation as ‘Allers’.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1400 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Broad and low banks were 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.

Ridges were visible as parallel earthwork banks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. The visible earthwork banks were approximately 7 metres wide and were spaced up to 9 metres apart. They were visible over an area of circa 2.2 hectares of south-east facing slope.
Although significantly broader, the visible banks are comparable to others visible in this area that have been interpreted as the remains of banks made for fruit tree planting and improved drainage in an orchard dating possibly from the post-medieval period or the 19th century.
The banks do not correspond with a plot depicted as an orchard on the 19th century maps available to the survey. The Tithe apportionment for Awliscombe instead lists this plot (460) as Aller Grove, and lists its state of cultivation as ‘Allers’, interpreted as meaning Alder trees.
The earthworks are therefore interpreted as the remains of banks made for the cultivation of an Alder plantation that passed out of use prior to circa 1880.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1400 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #77299 ]
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

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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