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| HER Number: | MDV109690 |
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| Name: | Orchard and Relict Orchard Banks North-West of Bowerwood |
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Summary
Parallel linear earthwork banks, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947, are interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century banks for fruit tree planting, within a field depicted as orchard on the late-19th century mapping.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 098 056 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST00NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Broadhembury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BROADHEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The field is depicted as orchard.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 4453 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
Parallel linear earthwork banks are indistinctly visible, obscured by tree cover.
Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/534, RAF/541/534 RP 4047-4048 30-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357615.
The ground surface is obscured by the tree canopy.
Environment Agency, 2005-2012, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0905 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357033.
No earthwork banks are visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
Parallel linear earthwork banks, circa 3.5 metres in width, are indistinctly visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947, although obscured by the tree canopy. This field to the north-west of Bowerwood is depicted as orchard on the late-19th century mapping, and the cross-contour alignment of the banks supports an interpretation as banks for fruit tree planting, which are likely to be post-medieval or 19th century in date. The ground surface was completely obscured by the tree canopy on aerial photographs taken in the 1950s, but no fruit trees or earthwork banks are visible on later available aerial photographs or on images derived from lidar data captured in 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). |
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| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 4453 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #69158 ] |
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| 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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| SDV357033 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2005-2012. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0905 Environment Agency JPEG DTM 05-MAR-2010. |
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| SDV357615 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/534. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/534 RP 4047-4048 30-MAY-1950. |
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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: | May 6 2020 6:12PM |
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