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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, at Highdown Cottages. The banks remain visible as a series of earthworks on aerial photographs up until 1967, although appear to have been completely levelled by 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

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

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

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4306-07 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of linear earthworks.

BKS Surveys Ltd, 1967, BKS/2822, BKS/2822 V 2889-90 14-MAR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354836.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of linear earthworks.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89162, OS/89162 V 608-09 08-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356894.

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, at Highdown Cottages. The site of the orchard is first listed as such on the Bradninch parish tithe apportionment of approximately 1838-48, although by 1946, aerial photographs show that the orchard trees have been largely grubbed out, leaving a series of parallel northwest to southeast aligned earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established, visible. The surviving banks occupy a single plot depicted on the parish tithe map and cover a total area of approximately 0.10 hectares of gentle southeast facing slope. The orchard banks remain visible as a series of earthworks on aerial photographs up until 1967, although appear to have been completely levelled by 1989.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV354836	Aerial Photograph: BKS Surveys Ltd. 1967. BKS/2822. BKS Surveys Ltd. Photograph (Paper). BKS/2822 V 2889-90 14-MAR-1967. [Mapped feature: #67194 ]
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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SDV356894	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89162. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89162 V 608-09 08-MAY-1989.
SDV356902	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4306-07 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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