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Summary

Linear earthwork banks, interpreted as tree planting banks of post-medieval or 19th century orchards, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013 and on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2019. The orchards had been cleared of trees by the late 20th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

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.

The earthworks correspond with land parcels 446 and 447, both recorded as ‘Orchard’.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

An orchard is depicted in this location.

Environment Agency, 2000-2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Environment Agency LAST RETURN 19-DEC-2004 (Cartographic). SDV363954.

Narrow linear banks are visible as earthworks.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: Tamar Aerial Survey project area, LIDAR Tellus LAST RETURN 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV363955.

Narrow linear banks are visible as earthworks.

Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.

The orchard has been cleared of trees by 2001. Narrow linear banks are visible as earthworks in 2019.

Hegarty, C., Houghton, E., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2020-2021, Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund project) (Interpretation). SDV364011.

Parallel earthwork banks, circa 4m wide, are visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2004 and 2013 and on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2019. The banks are closely spaced and situated on level ground, occupying an area of approximately 0.67 hectares.
The visible earthworks correspond with adjacent land parcels 446 and 447 on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map, which are both recorded as ‘Orchard’ on the accompanying Tithe Apportionment. An orchard is also shown here on the early 20th century Second Edition Ordnance Survey map, although the eastern orchard which corresponds with land parcel 447 on the Tithe Map had evidently been cleared by this time. Digital images derived from aerial photographs show that the western orchard had been cleared of trees by 2004.
Orchards in this location support the interpretation that the earthworks are the remains of post-medieval or 19th century tree planting banks, the fruit trees having been established on the earthworks for increased soil depth and improved drainage.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8356 - Tamar/Lidar; A Single Source Approach to Landscape Survey and Socially Distanced Community Archaeology Area 2 (Culture Recovery Fund) (Ref: ACD2424)

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