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Summary

Earthwork banks of probable post-medieval to 19th date are visible on aerial photographs of 1971 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014, at Culm Davy Farm, Hemyock. The earthworks may represent the remains of a former orchard.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• 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 on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s.

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3800, RAF/39/3800 V 052-053 06-OCT-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359525.

A series of earthwork banks are visible.

Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR WMS Environment Agency DTM viewed 23-MAR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359716.

A series of earthwork banks are visible.

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

Earthwork banks of probable post-medieval to 19th date are visible on aerial photographs of 1971 and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014, at Culm Davy Farm, Hemyock. The earthworks, which are northeast to southwest aligned and occupy an area of approximately 2.20 hectares of south facing slope, may represent the remains of a former orchard, the banks providing improved drainage and increased soil depth for the fruit trees. Orchards are depicted on historic maps to the immediate east, although if an orchard was present here, it had evidently passed out of use by the late 19th century.

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
SDV359525	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3800. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3800 V 052-053 06-OCT-1971.
SDV359716	Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR WMS Environment Agency DTM viewed 23-MAR-2016. [Mapped feature: #78162 ]

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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