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| HER Number: | MDV128488 |
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| Name: | Orchard banks south of Scalders Lane, Modbury |
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Summary
Parallel banks interpreted as evidence of 19th or early 20th century orchard planting are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2019 on the west-facing spur south of Scalders Lane, Modbury.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 661 514 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Modbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MODBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW (XIX to Mid 20th Century - 1801 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
- ORCHARD (XIX to Mid 20th Century - 1801 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Plot 1226, Peters Park, is listed as pasture.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2100 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Closely spaced parallel earthwork banks are visible.
Environment Agency, 2019, National Lidar Programme, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019 (Cartographic). SDV363691.
Closely spaced parallel earthwork banks are identifiable.
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 earthwork banks, circa 4m wide are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1946 on the west-facing spur south of Scalders Lane, Modbury.
The banks resemble earthworks typically make to improve drainage and increased soil depth for tree planting in orchards of 19th or early 20th century date.
The plot in which the banks are visible is not listed as an orchard on the Tithe Map for Modbury (Plot 1226, Peters Park, pasture).
This could support the interpretation of the banks as evidence of 19th or early 20th century agricultural improvement, or of an orchard that was cleared prior to 1840.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2100 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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| 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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| SDV363691 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2019. National Lidar Programme. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 25-FEB-2019. [Mapped feature: #125964 ] |
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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: | Jun 11 2020 1:04PM |
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