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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 the 1980s and digital images derived from lidar data acquired between 1998 and 2014, to the south of Clyst William Barton House, Plymtree parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

Plots 18, 19 and 78 were listed as orchards. Plots 17 and 34 were pasture.

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

The plots were depicted as orchards.

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

The plots were depicted as orchards.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3298-3299 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

The plots remained densely planted as orchards.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89276, OS/89276 V 351-352 14-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357047.

Low and narrow parallel banks were visibel as earthworks.

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 across several plots to the south of the farmstead. Very subtle banks probably extend beyond those transcribed but were not clear enough to be depicted.

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

The plot centred on ST06900271 remained lightly planted as an orchard.

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 or four plots over a total area of circa 1.7 ha to the south of Clyst William Barton House, Plymtree parish, on digital images derived from lidar data acquired between 1998 and 2014.
The visible banks fell within Plots 17-19, 34 and 78, listed as Little Park, pasture; Barn Orchard; Park Orchard; Bramble, pasture; and Orchard. All were depicted as orchards on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First and Second Edition maps of circa 1880-90 and 1904-6.
The visible earthworks are therefore interpreted as the remains of banks made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage, most dating possibly from the post-medieval period or the 19th century; the section within plot 34 on the Tithe Map, south-east of the farmstead was partitioned from the previously pasture plot and plot 17 on the Tithe Map, east of the farmstead, was probably converted to orchard from pasture, both in the mid-19th century.
The plots remained in use as orchards into the 20th century, under dense planting on aerial photographs of 1946 but were largely cleared by 1989. Only the most south-western plot remains lightly planted.

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: #77581 ]
SDV354994	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3298-3299 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.
SDV357047	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89276. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89276 V 351-352 14-JUN-1989.
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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