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Summary

The remains of ridges probably made for fruit tree planting and improved drainage in orchards of probable post-medieval to 20th century date were visible on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar data as earthwork banks north of Gateshayes Farm, Broadclyst. The relict ridges probably survive as low earthwork banks.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1967 AD? (Between))

Full description

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

The banks corresponded with a depicted orchard.

BKS Surveys Ltd, 1967, BKS/2822, BKS/2822 V 3036-3037 14-MAR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354836.

The orchard remained densely planted.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SY0298 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

The ridges were visible as slight earthwork banks.

Ordnance Survey, 2000, OS/00980, OS/00980 164-165 19-MAR-2000 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358395.

Linear earthwork banks were visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

The remains of ridges probably made for fruit tree planting and improved drainage in orchards of probable post-medieval to 20th century date were visible on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar data as earthwork banks north of Gateshayes Farm, Broadclyst.
The banks were approximately 8 metres wide and were aligned cross contour to drain into a stream to the north. They corresponded to an orchards depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25inch map and may be post-medieval in origin.
The orchard remained densely planted in 1967 but had been largely cleared by 2000. The ridges were visible as slight banks on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2010 and therefore probably survive as low earthwork banks.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV354836	Aerial Photograph: BKS Surveys Ltd. 1967. BKS/2822. BKS Surveys Ltd. Photograph (Paper). BKS/2822 V 3036-3037 14-MAR-1967.
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV357034	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY0298 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010.
SDV358395	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 2000. OS/00980. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/00980 164-165 19-MAR-2000. [Mapped feature: #71865 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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