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HER Number:MDV118169
Name:Former orchard north of Higher Westcot, Talaton parish

Summary

The remains of ridges possibly made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage in the post-medieval period or 19th century were visible as low parallel earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946 and 1967, north of Higher Westcot, Talaton parish.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 060 002
Map Sheet:ST00SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTalaton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTALATON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Plot 8 is listed as Bingham Orchard.


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

The visible earthworks correspond with plot 8.


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

The visible earthworks correspond with a plot depicted as an orchard.


Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4234-4235 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

Parallel linear banks were visible as earthworks.


BKS Surveys Ltd, 1967, BKS/2822, BKS/2822 V 3041-3042 14-MAR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354836.

Parallel linear banks were visible as earthworks.


Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0600 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

The banks were not visible as earthworks.


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

Narrow ridges were visible as low parallel earthwork banks aerial photographs of 1946 and 1967. The visible earthwork banks were spaced up to circa 6 metres apart and crossed the contours of the slope over an area of circa 0.2 hectares.
The visible earthworks fall within plot 8 on the Tithe Map for Talaton, listed as Bingham Orchard on the Tithe Apportionments. The plot remains depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map.
The earthworks are therefore interpreted as the remains of banks made for fruit tree planting and improved drainage in orchards dating possibly from the post-medieval period or the 19th century. The plot had been cleared of planting by 1946. The banks were not visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 and have probably been levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #77443 ]
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV354836Aerial Photograph: BKS Surveys Ltd. 1967. BKS/2822. BKS Surveys Ltd. Photograph (Paper). BKS/2822 V 3041-3042 14-MAR-1967.
SDV354994Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4234-4235 04-NOV-1946.
SDV359177Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0600 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014.
SDV359463Interpretation: 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
SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.

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 1:26PM