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Summary

Ridges made for improved drainage and soil depth within an orchard of 19th century date were visible as earthwork banks on digital 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 (XIX - 1840 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The plot in which the banks are visible is not listed as an orchard (Plot 34).

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

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

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2415-2416 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.

Parallel banks are visible as earthworks under tree cover.

Ordnance Survey, 1986, OS/86217, OS/86217 015-016 22-SEP-1986 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354645.

The plot is under cultivation as a plantation.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX9475 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Parallel banks are visible as earthworks.

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 on average 6 metres wide were visible under tree cover on aerial photographs of 1946, crossing the contours of the north-east facing slopes. Such banks are typically interpreted as made to enhance drainage and provide additional depth of soil within an orchard.
The plot in which the banks are visible is not depicted as an orchard on the Tithe Map for Teignmouth (Plot 34), but Plot 33, a narrow rectangular plot to the north, is listed as an orchard. The orchard has been extended to the south by the later-19th century, to be depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25inch First Edition map. The creation of the banks can therefore probably be dated to circa 1840 to 1880.
By 1986 the plot is under conversion to a plantation, but the banks remain visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV351061	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2415-2416 10-DEC-1946.
SDV354645	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1986. OS/86217. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/86217 015-016 22-SEP-1986.
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 SX9475 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #116146 ]

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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