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Summary

Earthworks interpreted as tree planting banks of post-medieval or 19th century orchards are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, to the northeast of Castleford, Ipplepen.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY? (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The earthworks correspond with land parcels 1451 recorded as ‘Bladders Orchard’ and 1453 as ‘Long Park Orchard’.

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

Orchards are shown on this map.

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

Orchards are shown on this map, although have been partly cleared.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8465 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A series of earthwork banks are visible.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

The orchards have been largely cleared, although trees are visible within the northern orchard.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

Linear earthworks interpreted as tree-planting banks of former post-medieval or 19th century orchards are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, to the northeast of Castleford, Ipplepen. The parallel northeast to southwest aligned earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established for increased soil depth and improved drainage, are spaced between 4m to 8m apart and are situated on gentle northwest and southwest facing slope. They correspond with land parcels 1451 recorded as ‘Bladders Orchard’ and 1453 as ‘Long Park Orchard’. Orchards are also shown in this location on the Ordnance First Edition Map, although have been partly cleared by the time of the Second Edition OS map. The orchards have been further thinned out on aerial imagery captured between 2015-2017, although trees are extant within the northern orchard. A single linear bank which was recorded in-between the two areas of transcribed earthworks has been interpreted as the remains of a possible orchard, or former field boundary and has been included within the monument polygon.

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).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361462	Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8465 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #112566 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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