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Summary

The remains of ridges, probably made for tree planting or improved drainage from the post-medieval period to 20th century, were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as low and narrow parallel earthwork banks on the south-east facing slopes of a combe to the north and east of Lake Farm, Stockland.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20SW/244

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• (Former Type) CULTIVATION MARKS (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1947 AD (Between))

Full description

1906, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV134768.

Ridged cultivation identified on ap (aph/palmer)vis=23/3/1994 (horner) no earthworks visible in this area. Marked as orchard on os 6" (1906) map (horner).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134769.

Des=palmer, r. /blackdown hills aonb aerial photographic assessment/1992.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134770.

Des=emafu blackdown hills survey 1992 archive.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV134771.

Aph=air photo raf/cpe/uk/1974:4310 (11/4/1947).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134772.

Des=horner, b.(dcc)/as above/ (24/3/1994).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV134773.

Des=os 6" (1906) 59ne.

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

An orchard was depicted.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

An orchard was depicted.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4310-4311 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Linear earthwork banks were visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1996, OS/96570, OS/96570 V 54 08-MAY-1996 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359489.

Roughly two thirds of the former orchard has been developed as an extension of the farmstead.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST22004 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The area of the former orchard is obscured by scrub vegetation.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

The remains of ridges, probably made for tree planting or improved drainage from the post-medieval period to 20th century, were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as low and narrow parallel earthwork banks on the south-east facing slopes of a combe to the north and east of Lake Farm, Stockland.
The banks extended over a small area of approximately 0.25 hectares and were spaced up to approximately 5 metres apart. They were aligned obliquely to the contours, presumably to aid drainage towards a stream to the east. They correspond to an area depicted as an orchard on the Tithe Map for Stockland and the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map and are therefore interpreted as ridges made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage.
The orchard had been cleared of trees by 1947 revealing the underlying earthwork banks. By 1996 this area had been encroached upon by expansion of farmyard hardstanding, and might have been partly levelled. The remaining banks were obscured by scrub vegetation on more recent images available to the survey but could survive as earthworks.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV134768	Report - Survey: 1906.
SDV134769	Migrated Record:
SDV134770	Migrated Record:
SDV134771	Aerial Photograph:
SDV134772	Migrated Record:
SDV134773	Migrated Record:
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4310-4311 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #93477 ]
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:2
SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST22004 08-SEP-2014.
SDV359489	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96570. Ordnance Survey. OS/96570 V 54 08-MAY-1996.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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