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| HER Number: | MDV124463 |
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| Name: | Orchard at Higher Charlwood Farm, Ashcombe |
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Summary
Ridges made for improved drainage and soil depth within an orchard of 19th century or earlier date were visible as earthwork banks in a plot at Higher Charlwood Farm, Ashcombe, on aerial photographs of the 1940s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 915 785 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ashcombe |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHCOMBE |
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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 plot depicted as an orchard on the Tithe map for Aschcombe.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3054-3055 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
Linear banks are visible as earthworks.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs, Devon County Council 2010 Aerial Photograph mosaic (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
The linear banks are obscured from view by dense tree cover.
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.
Parallel earthwork ridges were visible under light tree cover on aerial photographs of 1946, on the south-east facing slopes south of New House Farm, Mamhead. The closely spaced banks are on average 5 metres wide and are aligned obliquely cross-contour. They are interpreted as banks made to enhance drainage and provide additional depth of soil within an orchard.
The plot in which the banks are visible is depicted as an orchard on the Tithe Map for Ascombe (Plot 354, Charlwood Orchard). The banks were therefore probably created prior to circa 1840. The banks are obscured from view by dense vegetation on images derived from aerial photographs of 2015-17 but probably survive as earthworks.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3054-3055 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #114745 ] |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| 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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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). Devon County Council 2010 Aerial Photograph mosaic. |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 8 2019 10:23AM |
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