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| HER Number: | MDV119657 |
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| Name: | Possible former orchard east of Homeclose Lane, Chardstock parish |
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Summary
The remains of ridges made possibly for tree planting and improved drainage, probably of post-medieval to mid-19th century date, were visible as low parallel earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1971 onwards, east of Homeclose Lane, Chardstock parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 305 058 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST30NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chardstock |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHARDSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ORCHARD? (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD? to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3829, RAF/39/3829 V 255-256 11-NOV-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359524.
Parallel linear banks were visible as low earthworks.
Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96569, OS/96569 V 075-076 08-MAY-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359324.
Parallel linear banks were visible as low 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 circa 7 metres apart were visible as very subtle earthwork banks over an area of circa 0.1 ha aerial photographs of 1971 onwards.
The plot in which the visible banks fell was not depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map. The visible earthworks are therefore interpreted as the remains of banks made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage, dating possibly from the 18th to early 19th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359324 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96569. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. OS/96569 V 075-076 08-MAY-1996. [Mapped feature: #78925 ] |
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| 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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| SDV359524 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3829. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3829 V 255-256 11-NOV-1971. |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 1:41PM |
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