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| HER Number: | MDV126882 |
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| Name: | Orchard banks at Langdon Court, Wembury |
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Summary
Parallel linear earthwork banks, visible on south-facing slopes north of Langdon Court on visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, are interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century planting ridges for orchard trees.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 514 499 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX54NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Plot 4 is named 'Orchard Close'.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2125-2126 10-DEC-1946 (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Orchard trees are depicted to the north and west of Langdon Court.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5149 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Parallel linear earthwork banks are visible.
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.
Parallel linear earthwork banks, up to 3 metres wide, are visible on south-facing slopes north of Langdon Court on visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. They are located within the area covered by plot 4 named on the Tithe map as ‘Orchard Close’, and symbolised with orchard trees on the late-19th century mapping. The earthworks are interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century planting ridges for orchard trees.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2125-2126 10-DEC-1946. |
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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 SX5149 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #122795 ] |
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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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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: | Nov 12 2019 3:04PM |
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