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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 digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2008, to the northeast of Springfield Farm, Clayhidon.

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

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2491, RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RP 3199-3200 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359578.

A series of linear earthwork banks are visible.

Neroche Landscape Partnership Scheme, 2008, Neroche Landscape Partnership Scheme Lidar Survey DTM Data, LIDAR NLPS DTM W XX-XXX-2008 (Cartographic). SDV359622.

Earthwork banks are visible within the eastern of the two areas.

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 digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2008, to the northeast of Springfield Farm, Clayhidon. The earthwork banks, on which the possible fruit trees were established for increased soil depth and improved drainage, are north to south and northwest to southeast aligned and occupy a combined area of approximately 0.52 hectares of southeast facing slope, within two adjacent historic land parcels. The earthwork banks do not correspond with any orchards shown in this location on the available 19th century mapping. This supports the interpretation that if orchards were once present here, then they had evidently passed out of use by the mid-19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

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
SDV359578	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2491. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RP 3199-3200 11-MAR-1948. [Mapped feature: #78645 ]
SDV359622	Cartographic: Neroche Landscape Partnership Scheme. 2008. Neroche Landscape Partnership Scheme Lidar Survey DTM Data. Digital. LIDAR NLPS DTM W XX-XXX-2008.

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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