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Summary

Possible tree-planting banks of former post-medieval to 19th century orchards are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1948 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, at Knightshayne Farm, Yarcombe.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Orchards are depicted in the vicinity here.

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3821, RAF/39/3821 V 080-81 29-OCT-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359591.

The possible orchard banks are visible as a series of earthwork banks. Map object partly based on this source.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2310 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

The possible orchard banks are visible as a series of earthwork banks. Map object partly based on this source.

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

Possible tree-planting banks of former post-medieval to 19th century orchards are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1948 and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, at Knightshayne Farm, Yarcombe. Orchards are depicted in the immediate vicinity on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s, although if orchards were present here, then it appears they had passed out of use by this time. The possible earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established, are northeast to southwest and southeast to northwest aligned and occupy a combined area of approximately 0.20 hectares of northeast facing slope, within two separate areas on the south side of Knightshayne Farm. The earthwork banks to the southeast are associated with a linear northeast to southwest aligned field boundary which may suggest this orchard was rectilinear in shape.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359591	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3821. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3821 V 080-81 29-OCT-1971.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2310 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016.

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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