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Summary

Orchard tree planting banks of probable post medieval to 19th or early 20th century date were visible as earthwork banks to the south of Washbeerhayes Farm on aerial photographs of the 1960s onwards.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1946 AD (Between))

Full description

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

An orchard is depicted. Map object based partly on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4242-4243 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.

The orchard remained densely planted. No earthworks were visible.

BKS Surveys Ltd, 1967, BKS/2822, BKS/2822 V 2938-2939 14-MAR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354836.

All trees had been cleared. Earthwork banks and possible drainage ditches were visible. Map object based partly on this source.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery ST0102 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

Earthwork banks remained visible.

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

Orchard tree planting banks of probable post medieval to 19th or early 20th century date were visible as earthwork banks to the south of Washbeerhayes Farm on aerial photographs of the 1960s onwards. The banks fall within an orchard circa 0.9 hectares in area depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25inch map, which remained densely planted into the 1940s, obscuring the earthwork banks from view. All trees had been cleared by the mid-1960s and possible drainage ditches had been cut between some of the surviving earthwork banks, which extended over approximately 0.7 hectares of the orchard. The banks remained clearly visible as earthworks on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2010.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV354836	Aerial Photograph: BKS Surveys Ltd. 1967. BKS/2822. BKS Surveys Ltd. Photograph (Paper). BKS/2822 V 2938-2939 14-MAR-1967.
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery ST0102 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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SDV356902	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4242-4243 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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