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Summary

Parallel linear earthwork banks, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1949, are interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century banks for fruit tree cultivation. The appear to have been levelled.

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

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

Mature trees are depicted.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Orchard trees are depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1949, RAF/58/220, RAF/58/220 V 5213-5214 02-MAY-1949 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361833.

Parallel linear earthwork banks, and scattered trees, are visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX7870 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

No earthwork features are visible in this location.

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 (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Parallel linear earthwork banks, approximately 3.5 metres in width, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1949. The plot is depicted with mature trees on the late-19th century OS maps and orchard trees on the early-20th century OS maps. They are interpreted as late-19th or early-20th century banks for fruit tree cultivation. Some trees were visible on the 1940 aerial photographs, but none now seem to remain and no earthworks are visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, suggesting that the land was levelled and trees removed during the second part of the 20th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (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 (AI&M). 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 SX7870 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017.
SDV361833	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1949. RAF/58/220. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/220 V 5213-5214 02-MAY-1949. [Mapped feature: #114593 ]

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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