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Summary

The remains of ridges probably made for fruit tree planting and improved drainage in a small orchard of probable post-medieval to 20th century date were visible on aerial photographs as earthwork banks at Higher Burrowton, Broadclyst. The relict ridges probably survive as low earthwork banks.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The visible banks fell within the area of a depicted orchard. Map object based partly on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4086-4087 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.

The orchard remained densely planted.

Ordnance Survey, 1966, OS/66185 V, OS/66185 V 316-317 22-JUL-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357577.

The orchard remained lightly planted.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV357034.

The banks remained visible as slight earthworks. Map object based partly on this source.

Ordnance Survey, 2000, OS/00980, OS/00980 218-219 19-MAR-00 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358395.

The banks were visible as subtle earthworks but most of the trees had been removed.

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

The remains of ridges probably made for fruit tree planting and improved drainage in a small orchard of probable post-medieval to 20th century date were visible on aerial photographs as earthwork banks at Higher Burrowton, Broadclyst.
The ridges fall within the area of an orchard depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25inch map and its establishment therefore predates the 1880s. The orchard remained densely planted into the 1940s but had been thinned out by 1966. Only a handful of trees remained in 2000 but the banks remained visible as slight earthworks.
The tree planting banks were clearly visible on the western side of the former orchard on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2005. This corresponds with an area enclosed by a field boundary on the Tithe Map for Broadclyst, which potentially defines the oldest part of the former orchard.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356883	Interpretation: 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
SDV356902	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4086-4087 04-NOV-1946.
SDV357034	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital.
SDV357577	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66185 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/66185 V 316-317 22-JUL-1966.
SDV358395	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 2000. OS/00980. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/00980 218-219 19-MAR-00.

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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