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Summary

A former orchard of post-medieval to 20th century date was visible on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar data as the remains of slight earthwork ridges at Lower Wilyards Farm, Broad Clyst. The banks were probably made to provide increased soil depth and improved drainage for fruit tree planting. The ridges probably survive as earthwork banks.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The plot was listed as an orchard for Willyard.

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

The banks do not correspond with an orchard depicted on the first edition.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995 FS, RAF/CPE/UK/1995 FS 2139-2140 13-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356946.

Earthwork banks were visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SY0098 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19 Dec 2005 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

Earthwork banks were clearly visible.

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

A former orchard of post-medieval to 20th century date was visible on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar data as the remains of slight earthwork ridges at Lower Wilyards Farm, Broad Clyst.
The banks were probably made to provide increased soil depth for fruit tree planting, and were typically built crossing the contours of the slope to enhance drainage. The visible ridges were circa 6 metres wide and orientated roughly north-north-west.
The enclosed area does not correspond with any orchard depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map, but does correspond with plot listed on the Tithe Map for Broad Clyst listed as an orchard. It is therefore probable that the orchard passed out of use between the 1840s and 1880s.
The banks remained visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2005.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
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
SDV356946	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995 FS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1995 FS 2139-2140 13-APR-1947.
SDV357034	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY0098 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19 Dec 2005. [Mapped feature: #71957 ]

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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