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Summary

Possible earthwork banks of post-medieval to 19th century date are visible on aerial photographs of 1989 onwards, to the northwest of Nicholashayne Farm, Culmstock.

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.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89276, OS/89276 V 120-21 14-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357047.

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.

Possible earthwork banks of post-medieval to 19th century date are visible on aerial photographs of 1989 onwards, to the northwest of Nicholashayne Farm, Culmstock. The earthworks, which are northeast to southwest aligned and occupy an area of approximately 0.81 hectares of southwest facing slope, may represent the remains of a former orchard, the banks providing improved drainage and increased soil depth for the fruit trees. The presence of orchards within the immediate vicinity here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map would support this, although if this is the case, then it had evidently passed out of use by the mid-late 19th century. The earthwork banks were not clearly visible on other aerial photographs or digital images made available to the survey and their present day survival is uncertain.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV357047	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89276. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89276 V 120-21 14-JUN-1989. [Mapped feature: #78264 ]
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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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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