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Summary

The remains of ridges made for tree planting and improved drainage probably of post-medieval to mid-19th century date were visible as low parallel earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946 and digital images derived from lidar data acquired between 1998 and 2014, west, east and south of Clyst William Farm, Plymtree parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XXI - 1540 AD to 2010 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Plots 75 and 79 were listed as Orchard and Home Orchard on the apportionments for Plymtree. Plot 80 was listed as New Park under pasture. All were associated with the Clist William Farm estate.

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

Two of the three plots were depicted as orchards.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Two of the three plots were depicted as orchards.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3297-3298 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

The plots to the east and west of the farmstead remained densely planted as orchards. A small area of low and subtle earthwork banks were visible to the south of the farmstead.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0602 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Low banks were visible as earthworks to the east and west of the farmstead.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST0602 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

The plots to the east and west of the farmstead remained lightly planted as orchards.

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

The remains of parallel ridges circa 5 to 7 metres apart were visible as low earthwork banks in three plots over a total area of circa 1.0 ha to the west, east and south of Clyst William Farm, Plymtree parish, on aerial photographs of 1946 and digital images derived from lidar data acquired between 1998 and 2014.
The visible banks fell within Plots 75, 79 and 80 on the Tithe map, listed as Orchard, Home Orchard and New Park on the apportionments for Plymtree, the latter listed as under pasture. The former two plots were depicted as orchards on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First and Second Edition maps of circa 1880-90 and 1904-6, the latter was not,
The visible earthworks are therefore interpreted as the remains of banks made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage, dating possibly from the post-medieval period or the 19th century. The plots to the east and west of the farmstead remained in use as orchards into the 20th century, under dense planting on aerial photographs of 1946 and still planted in 2010. The plot to the south, plot 80 on the Tithe Map, had probably ceased to be utilised as an orchard prior to the Tithe Survey and the banks in this area have probably been levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #77578 ]
SDV354994	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3297-3298 04-NOV-1946.
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST0602 22-MAY-2010.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0602 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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SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.

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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