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HER Number:MDV108606
Name:Orchard Banks at the Former Farmstead of Leverlake

Summary

Orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1966 onwards, at the former farmstead of Leverlake.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 970 141
Map Sheet:SS91SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTiverton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTIVERTON

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 orchard is listed on the Tiverton parish tithe apportionment of approximately 1838-48.


Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3337-38 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

The orchard remains largely covered with fruit trees.


Ordnance Survey, 1966, OS/66184 V, OS/66184 V 061-62 22-JUL-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357044.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of earthworks.


Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SS9614; SS9714 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 19-DEC-2005 - 16-FEB-2012 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of 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 1966 onwards, at the former farmstead of Leverlake. The site of the orchard is listed as such on the Tiverton parish tithe apportionment of approximately 1838-48 and remains largely in use on aerial photographs up until 1946. By 1966, the orchard trees and associated farmstead have been completely cleared, leaving a series of parallel northwest to southeast aligned earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established, visible. These banks occupy an area of approximately 0.21 hectares of fairly level ground within a single rectilinear shaped plot depicted on historical mapping, on the south side of the former farmstead. The orchard banks remain visible as a series of earthworks on digital images derived from Lidar data captured between 2005 and 2012.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349463Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV354994Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3337-38 04-NOV-1946.
SDV356883Interpretation: 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
SDV357034Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SS9614; SS9714 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 19-DEC-2005 - 16-FEB-2012. [Mapped feature: #67960 ]
SDV357044Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66184 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/66184 V 061-62 22-JUL-1966.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

Date Last Edited:Dec 4 2014 11:58AM