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Summary

The remains of ridges probably made for fruit tree planting and improved drainage from the post-medieval to mid-19th century date were visible as low parallel earthwork banks in two plots to the west of Goodmans House, Membury parish, on aerial photographs of 1996 and digital images derived from lidar data captured from 1998 to 2014.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

The visible earthworks fall within a plots 878-879, both listed as under arable cultivation.

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

The visible earthworks do not correspond with any plots depicted as orchards.

Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96570, OS/96570 V 59-60 08-MAY-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359489.

Parallel linear banks were visible as subtle earthworks.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2604 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Parallel linear banks were visible as subtle earthworks.

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 were visible as very subtle earthwork banks in two former plots west of Goodmans House, Membury parish, on aerial photographs of 1996 and digital images derived from aerial photographs of 1999 and lidar data captured from 1998 to 2014.
The larger eastern plot covered an area of circa 1.5 ha area and the banks were circa 3 metres apart, aligned circa north-west to south-east, cross contour. The western plot covered an area of circa 037 ha area and the banks were circa 5 metres apart, aligned circa south -west to north –east in longer, curvilinear arcs, arranged to also cross the contours of the slope.
The visible banks did not correspond with plots depicted as orchards on the 19th century maps available to the survey, both plots listed as arable on the Tithe Apportionment for Membury (plots 878 and 879).
The visible earthworks are therefore interpreted as the remains of banks possibly made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage, dating possibly from the post-medieval period but out of use and converted to arable cultivation by the early 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).
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2604 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #78681 ]
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 59-60 08-MAY-1996.
SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.

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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