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Summary

The remains of ridges probably made for fruit tree planting and improved drainage in two small orchards of probable post-medieval to 20th century date were visible on aerial photographs of the 1960s as earthwork banks to the south of Harepathstead Farm, Broadclyst. The ridges have probably been levelled.

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 visible banks corresponded with depicted orchards.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

The eastern of the two orchards remained lightly planted.

BKS Surveys Ltd, 1967, BKS/2822, BKS/2822 V 3035-3036 14-MAR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354836.

The orchards were cleared of trees and the earthwork banks were visible.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SY0297 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

The orchards were cleared and the banks probably levelled.

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 two small orchards of probable post-medieval to 20th century date were visible on aerial photographs of the 1960s as earthwork banks to the south of Harepathstead Farm, Broadclyst.
The ridges corresponded to an orchard depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25inch map and its establishment therefore predates the 1880s. The western orchard was cleared of trees by the mid-1940s whilst the eastern orchard remained lightly planted. Both were cleared by 1967, with the tree planting banks clearly visible. The relict earthwork banks have since been levelled, along with a number of the surrounding field boundaries.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV342938	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV354836	Aerial Photograph: BKS Surveys Ltd. 1967. BKS/2822. BKS Surveys Ltd. Photograph (Paper). BKS/2822 V 3035-3036 14-MAR-1967. [Mapped feature: #71875 ]
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SY0297 22-MAY-2010.
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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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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