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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 1967 onwards, to the west of Coombe Farm, with which the orchard was likely associated.

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 Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

The site is listed as an orchard on the Butterleigh parish tithe apportionment of approximately 1838-48.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

The orchard is symbolised on the Ordnance Survey Second Edition map of approximately 1904-06.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4314-15 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.

The orchard is largely covered with trees.

Ordnance Survey, 1967, OS/67039 V, OS/67039 V 66-67 18-APR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356901.

The orchard trees have been largely grubbed out, leaving a series of linear earthwork banks visible.

Next Perspectives, 2002, Pan Government Agreement, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SS9608 29-SEP-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356896.

A series of linear earthwork banks are visible.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SS9608 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

The former orchard banks remain visible as earthwork banks.

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 1967 onwards, to the west of Coombe Farm, with which the orchard was likely associated. The site of the orchard is first listed on the Butterleigh parish tithe apportionment of approximately 1838-48 and remains symbolised as an orchard on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey map of approximately 1904-06. Aerial photographs of 1946 show that the orchard trees remain largely intact, although by 1967 these have been completely grubbed out, leaving a series of parallel northeast to southwest and northwest to southeast aligned earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established, visible. These surviving banks occupy an area of approximately 0.19 hectares of gentle south facing slope. The alignment of the orchard banks form an unusual and well defined V-Shaped pattern which appear to be bisected by a north to south aligned drainage ditch, which may represent part of an associated feature. The orchard banks remain partly visible as earthwork banks on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2010.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SS9608 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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SDV356896	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2002. Pan Government Agreement. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SS9608 29-SEP-2002. [Mapped feature: #66928 ]
SDV356901	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS/67039 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/67039 V 66-67 18-APR-1967.
SDV356902	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4314-15 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)

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