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Summary

An orchard of possible post-medieval origin was located on the gentle combe slopes north-west of Great Barton Farm, Broad Clyst. The distinctive remains of earthwork ridges or banks, made to provide increased soil depth and improved drainage for fruit tree planting, were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1960s but have probably now 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

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4163-4164 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.

The orchard remained densely planted although the underlying earthwork banks were visible.

Fairy Surveys Ltd, 1964, FSL/6412 V, FSL/6412 V 1001-1002 07-FEB-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357115.

The orchard was largely cleared of trees and underlying earthwork banks were visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SY0298 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19-Dec-2005 & 5-Mar-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

The earthwork banks were not visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SY0298 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19-Dec-2005 & 5-Mar-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

The orchard banks were not visible as earthworks.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives SY0299 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

The earthwork banks are not visible and have probably been levelled by the plough.

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

An orchard of possible post-medieval origin was located on the gentle combe slopes north-west of Great Barton Farm, Broad Clyst. The distinctive remains of earthwork ridges or banks, made to provide increased soil depth and improved drainage for fruit tree planting, were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1960s.
The ridges fell within a plot depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25 inch map and remained lightly planted on aerial photographs of the 1940s.
The orchard was cleared of trees by 1964 when the underlying tree planting ridges were clearly visible as low earthwork banks under pasture.
The ridges were not visible as earthwork banks on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2010 and digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2010 reveal that the plot has been ploughed for arable cultivation.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives SY0299 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.
	Linked documents:1
SDV356902	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4163-4164 04-NOV-1946.
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 & 5-Mar-2010.
SDV357115	Aerial Photograph: Fairy Surveys Ltd. 1964. FSL/6412 V. Fairy Surveys Ltd aerial photograph. Photograph (Paper). FSL/6412 V 1001-1002 07-FEB-1964. [Mapped feature: #72018 ]

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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