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Summary

The remains of ridges made for improved drainage and soil depth within an orchard were visible as fragmentary earthwork banks under light tree cover in two plots on the south-facing slopes to the south of Farley Hill, Chudleigh, on aerial photographs of the 1960s onwards and images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1964 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible earthworks correspond with plots listed as orchards: Chudleigh plot 472, Pound House Orchard and Chudleigh plot 475, Great Orchard.

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

The plots remain depicted as orchards.

Fairy Surveys Ltd, 1964, FSL/6412 V, FSL/6412 V 2075-2076 07-FEB-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357115.

Parallel banks were visible as earthworks.

Ordnance Survey, 1979, OS/79084, OS/79084 199-200 28-AUG-1979 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355830.

Parallel banks were visible as earthworks.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8581 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Parallel banks were visible as earthworks.

Next Perspectives, 2015-2017, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX8581 15-AUG-2016 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361515.

Parallel banks were visible as fragmentary earthworks in plots largely cleared of trees.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

The remains of parallel ridges were visible as fragmentary earthworks under moderate tree cover on in two plots at Farley, Chudleigh, on aerial photographs of the 1964. The closely spaced banks are on average 5 metres wide and are on various alignments, to cross the contours of the varying direction of hilltop to combe slopes.
The plots in which the banks are visible are listed as orchards on the Tithe Map for Chudleigh: plot 472, Pound House Orchard; Chudleigh plot 475, Great Orchard.
The plots remain depicted as orchards on the 1880s Ordnance Survey 25-inch first edition map. The banks were therefore probably created prior to circa 1840 and are interpreted as earthworks made to enhance drainage and provide additional depth of soil within the orchard. Both orchards remained planted with a moderate density of trees into the 1940s.
The banks remain visible as subtle earthworks on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 but in very fragmentary condition, supporting the interpretation that some have been levelled by landscaping or modern drainage improvements. Very few trees remain planted across the former orchards on images derived from aerial photographs of 2016.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV355830	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS/79084. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/79084 199-200 28-AUG-1979.
SDV357115	Aerial Photograph: Fairy Surveys Ltd. 1964. FSL/6412 V. Fairy Surveys Ltd aerial photograph. Photograph (Paper). FSL/6412 V 2075-2076 07-FEB-1964.
SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8581 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #113230 ]
SDV361515	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2015-2017. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX8581 15-AUG-2016.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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