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HER Number: | MDV115433 |
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Name: | Orchard north of Piece Copse, Stockland |
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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 north-east facing slopes north of Piece Copse, Stockland.
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 245 034 |
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Map Sheet: | ST20SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Stockland |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | STOCKLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1947 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The earthworks corresponded to a depicted orchard. Map object based partly on this source.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2434-2435 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
Linear banks were visible as slight earthworks. Map object based partly on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82218 V, OS/82218 V 1160-1161 28-AUG-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359504.
The orchard has been cleared of trees and the banks remained visible as low earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2403 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.
The banks can be seen as earthworks. Map object based partly on this source.
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 north-east facing slopes north of Piece Copse, Stockland.
The visible banks extended over an area of less than 0.2 hectares and were spaced approximately 5 to 6 metres apart. They fell within a plot depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map and are therefore interpreted as ridges made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage. They were aligned obliquely cross contour, presumably to aid drainage.
By 1947 the tree density within the orchard was very low revealing the underlying earthwork banks across the orchard plot. By 1982 all orchard planting been cleared, but the banks remained apparent as slight earthworks. The banks remained clearly visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data and aerial photographs of 2014.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2434-2435 11-APR-1947. |
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SDV359177 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2403 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. |
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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. |
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SDV359504 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82218 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82218 V 1160-1161 28-AUG-1982. |
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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)
Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 12:55PM |
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