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Summary

The remains of ridges made possibly for tree planting and improved drainage, probably of post-medieval to late-19th century date, were visible as low parallel earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1971 at Burridge, Chardstock parish.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 6 inch map (Cartographic). SDV360577.

The plot in which the banks were visible is depicted as an orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3800 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359525.

Parallel 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 5 metres wide spaced 7 metres apart, measuring from the centre of each ridge, were visible as subtle earthwork banks over an area of circa 0.2 ha on aerial photographs of 1971.
The banks fall within a larger plot depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 6 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 18th to early 19th century.
The banks were not identified as earthworks on later images available to the survey and have probably been levelled.

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.
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SDV359525	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3800. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). [Mapped feature: #78977 ]
SDV360577	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 6 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (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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