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| HER Number: | MDV126289 |
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| Name: | Orchard banks east of Ley Farm, Sparkwell |
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Summary
Possible tree-planting banks of former post-medieval to 19th century orchards are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1971 and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, east of Ley Farm, Sparkwell.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 574 555 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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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.
Plot 1337 is listed as New Orchard and plot 1338 as Old Orchard.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The plot is depicted as an orchard.
Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1971, MAL/71005, MAL/71005 V 004-0054 04-FEB-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363166.
Linear banks are visible to the north and east of the plot.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5855 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Linear banks are visible to the north and east of the plot.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Closely spaced parallel linear earthwork banks, circa 3 to 4 metres wide, are visible on aerial photographs of 1955 onwards on the west and south-west facing combe slopes east of Voss Farm, Sparkwell.
The banks fall within two plots listed as orchards on the Tithe Map for Plympton St Mary and a combined plot depicted as an orchard on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of the 1880’s-90’s.
By 1971 aerial photographs show that the orchard trees have been cleared, revealing the roughly west to east aligned earthwork banks.
The banks remain visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #119321 ] |
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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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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5855 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363166 | Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1971. MAL/71005. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). MAL/71005 V 004-0054 04-FEB-1971. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 12 2019 11:49AM |
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