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Summary

A series of parallel curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The banks are interpreted as planting ridges for orchard trees of post-medieval to 19th century origin, that passed out of use in the mid-20th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1966 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The plot is recorded as 'Ashlands Orchard' (Plot 734).

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

The plot continues to be depicted as an orchard.

Ordnance Survey, 1963 - 1996, National Grid OS metric (Cartographic). SDV342278.

The orchard has passed out of use.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1895 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 and 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A series of parallel curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks.

Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.

A series of parallel curvilinear banks are visible as earthworks on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The banks are situated in the eastern half of a plot recorded as 'Ashlands Orchard' in the Tithe Survey. The banks in the north part are orientated east to west and the banks in the south part are north-west to south-east. They are each circa 4m apart. The plot is depicted as an orchard on subsequent maps until the mid-20th century. The banks are interpreted as planting ridges for orchard trees of post-medieval to 19th century origin, that passed out of use in the mid-20th century.
The western half of the orchard plot comprises wide north-east to south-west orientated curvilinear banks circa 9m apart crossed by north-west to south-east orientated ditches. It is possible these are also orchard banks impacted by later drainage, but due to their abnormal width they have not been included within the monument polygon.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment

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