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Summary

The remains of ridges made for tree planting and improved drainage probably of post-medieval to mid-19th century date, were visible as low parallel earthwork banks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 on the south-facing slopes at Farrant’s Hayes, Clyst Hydon parish. The field is recorded as an orchard on 19th century mapping.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1946 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Plot 440 is listed as Farrantshays Orchard.

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

The visible earthworks ccorrespond with plot 440.

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 4236-4237 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

The banks were obscured by dense tree planting.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0500 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Parallel banks were visible as earthworks on two alignments.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST0500 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

The banks were visible as slight earthworks under very sparse tree planting.

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 parallel ridges were visible as low earthwork banks on two orientations on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. The plot in which the banks were visible was depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch First Edition map and was listed as Plot 440, Farrantshays Orchard on the Tithe map and apportionments for Clyst Hydon.
The visible earthworks are therefore interpreted as the remains of banks made for fruit tree planting and improved orchard drainage, dating possibly from the post-medieval period or the 19th century. The plot was densely planted on aerial photographs of 1946 but was sparsely planted on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2010. The orchard had probably gradually passed out of use in the second half of the 20th century.
Further earthwork hollows, possibly field boundaries were visible to the west of the banks and have been 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). [Mapped feature: #77449 ]
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV354994	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4236-4237 04-NOV-1946.
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST0500 22-MAY-2010.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0500 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014.
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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SDV359954	Cartographic: 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)

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