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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 digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, south-west of The Old Forge, Norman’s Green, Plymtree parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1946 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Plot 591 was listed as Orchard House and Garden.

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

The plot was depicted as a garden orchard.

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

The plot was depicted as a garden orchard.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0503 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Linear 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.

The remains of parallel ridges 5 metres apart were visible as low earthwork banks over an area of circa 0.1 ha on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 to the south-west of The Old Forge, Norman’s Green, Plymtree parish.
The visible banks fell within plot 591 on the Tithe Apportionments for Plymtree, listed as Orchard House and Garden. The Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition map of circa 1880-90 and the Second Edition map of circa 1904-1906 both depict the plot as the garden of a Smithy planted as an orchard.
The visible earthworks are therefore interpreted as the remains of banks made for fruit tree planting and improved drainage on a small domestic orchard dating possibly from the post-medieval period or the 19th century, that remained in use into the first half of the 20th century.

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).
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0503 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #77711 ]
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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