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HER Number: | MDV115472 |
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Name: | Orchard east of Ford Farm, Dalwood |
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Summary
The slight remains of narrow ridges, possibly made for tree planting or improved drainage from the post-medieval period to the early 20th century, were visible on aerial photographs of 1982 as low and narrow parallel earthwork banks on the south-west facing slopes south of Kennel Copse, overlooking Ford Farm, Dalwood.
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 220 003 |
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Map Sheet: | ST20SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Dalwood |
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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 1996 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The earthworks did not correspond with a plot depicted as an orchard.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The earthworks did not correspond with a plot depicted as an orchard.
Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82218 V, OS/82218 V 1103-1104 28-AUG-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359504.
Narrow earthwork banks were visible as slight earthworks.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
The slight remains of narrow ridges, possibly made for tree planting or improved drainage from the post-medieval period to the early 20th century, were visible on aerial photographs of 1982 as low and narrow parallel earthwork banks on the south-west facing slopes south of Kennel Copse, overlooking Ford Farm, Dalwood.
The visible banks extended over an area of circa 0.25 hectares and were spaced roughly 6 metres apart. The plot in which the banks were visible was adjacent to one to the south depicted as an orchard on the Tithe Map for Stockland or the OS First Edition 25 inch map but was not itself depicted as an orchard. The banks are therefore interpreted as possible evidence of a previous or reduced phase of orchard.
They were aligned cross contour, presumably to aid drainage towards combe and stream to the south-west.
The banks were not identifiable as earthworks on more recent images available to the survey and might have been levelled.
The possible former orchard was bounded by probable relict boundaries of medieval date, recorded separately.
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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SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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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 1103-1104 28-AUG-1982. [Mapped feature: #74806 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV115475 | Related to: Field boundaries north east of Ford Farm, Dalwood (Monument) |
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 12:56PM |
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