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Summary

An allotment of probable modern date is visible on aerial photographs, to the west of Milton Abbot and recorded as part of the Tamar Valley NMP project. The allotment is also depicted on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey map.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ALLOTMENT (Modern - 1751 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

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

An allotment is depicted here. Map object partly based on this source.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, CUCAP QC47-8, SX/4079/1-2 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

The extent of an allotment is visible on aerial photographs. Map object partly based on this source.

Taylor, E., 2002, NMP Mapping in West Devon. Cornish Mining World Heritage Site Bid. (Report - Survey). SDV344503.

Market gardening is especially visible on 1946-1964 RAF vertical photographs, in the region directly to the north of Plymouth, and its extent has been plotted. Orchards tend to occur in the same areas, though some of these appear to have been swallowed by recent plantations.
In view of the fact that these two types of site were being plotted, an effort was made to also record any large allotment gardens visible in the 1946 RAF photographs. It is likely that some of these allotments pre-date not only WWII, but also the First World War: at least one is marked on the OS 1st edition map of 1880. They are an important social feature of both urban and rural communities, and it is hoped that by recording them this will be recognised.
Seven allotments were plotted, three of which were in or near Tavistock. Other allotment gardens were visible in the town of Plymouth, but these have been mapped under the broader term of ‘market gardening’.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.

Only limited attribute data has been provided for this feature and only part of the photo reference is given in the transcription attributes, so the date of the photograph is not known.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV344503	Report - Survey: Taylor, E.. 2002. NMP Mapping in West Devon. Cornish Mining World Heritage Site Bid.. Cornwall Archaeological Unit. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV346287	Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). CUCAP QC47-8, SX/4079/1-2.
SDV359374	Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme

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