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Summary

The remains of parallel ridges were visible as low earthwork banks on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, on the north-west-facing slopes between Pit Close and Round Pit copse, Yarcombe parish. The banks were probably made to improve drainage in the post-medieval to mid-19th century date, and possibly for orchard tree planting.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XXI - 1540 AD to 2014 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The banks fall within a larger plot depicted as an orchard.

Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96570, OS/96570 V 130-131 08-MAY-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359489.

Linear earthwork banks were visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2509 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 & 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Linear earthwork banks were visible.

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 up to circa 11 metres apart were visible as earthwork banks over an area of circa 0.75ha on aerial photographs of 1996 onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
The visible banks fell within a plot depicted as an orchard on the 19th century maps available to the survey. The visible earthworks are therefore interpreted as the remains of banks made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage, dating possibly from the post-medieval period or the 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). [Mapped feature: #78500 ]
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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SDV359489	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96570. Ordnance Survey. OS/96570 V 130-131 08-MAY-1996.
SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR ST2509 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 & 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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