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Summary

Orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the west of Hogsbrook Farm.The orchard trees have been completely grubbed up and the earthwork banks levelled on aerial photographs of 1989.

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

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

An orchard is depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s. Map object partly based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4001-02 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of earthwork banks. Map object partly based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1965, RAF/58/7106, RAF/58/7106 010-11 12-NOV-1965 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356245.

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

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89277, OS/89277 V 102-03 14-JUN-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356291.

The orchard banks appear to have been completely levelled.

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

Orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, to the west of Hogsbrook Farm. An orchard is depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s. The northwest to southeast aligned banks occupy an area of approximately 0.62 hectares of gentle northwest facing slope, within a single rectilinear shaped plot depicted on the First Edition OS map. The orchard trees have been completely grubbed up and the earthwork banks levelled on aerial photographs of 1989.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356245	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1965. RAF/58/7106. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/7106 010-11 12-NOV-1965.
SDV356291	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89277. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89277 V 102-03 14-JUN-1989.
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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SDV356902	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4001-02 04-NOV-1946.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
• EDV5430 - Geophysical Survey on Gas Pipeline, Aylesbeare to Kenn
• EDV5439 - Archaeological Investigations Along Gas Pipeline, South-West Reinforcement Project

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