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Summary

Orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards at the former farmstead of Symonds’s Farm.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The orchard banks are visible as a series of parallel earthwork banks.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3116-17 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of parallel earthwork banks.

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/58/369, RAF/58/369 V 5078-79 27-FEB-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355804.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of parallel earthwork banks.

Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1969, MAL/69014, MAL/69014 V 196-197 05-MAR-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355379.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of parallel earthwork banks.

Ordnance Survey, 1988, OS/88193, OS/88193 V 223-24 22-JUN-1988 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355445.

The orchard banks have been completely levelled and the site largely developed for residential housing.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

Orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards at the former farmstead of Symonds’s Farm. The site of the orchard is located on the eastern side of the farm and is first symbolised on the Withycombe Raleigh parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48. The orchards have, however, been completely grubbed out by1946, although a series of parallel north to south, east to west and northeast to southwest aligned earthwork banks, upon which the fruit trees were established, remain visible. The earthwork banks remain visible on aerial photographs up until 1969, although have been completely levelled and the site partly developed for residential housing by 1988.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3116-17 13-APR-1946.
SDV355379	Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1969. MAL/69014. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). MAL/69014 V 196-197 05-MAR-1969.
SDV355445	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1988. OS/88193. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/88193 V 223-24 22-JUN-1988.
SDV355804	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/58/369. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/369 V 5078-79 27-FEB-1950. [Mapped feature: #65643 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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