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Summary

Former orchards of post-medieval to 20th century date were visible on aerial photographs of the 1960s as the remains of earthwork ridges on the banks of the River Clyst at Farthings Farm, Broad Clyst. The banks were probably made to provide increased soil depth and improved drainage for fruit tree planting. The ridges have possibly been levelled but some might survive as very 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 1967 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The banks correspond to plots depicted as orchards.

BKS Surveys Ltd, 1967, BKS/2822, BKS/2822 V 3002-3003 14-MAR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354836.

Linear earthwork banks were visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SY0298 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19 Dec 2005 & 5 Mar 2010 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

The earthwork banks are not clearly visible.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SY0298 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

The earthwork banks are not clearly visible.

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

The remains of two former orchards of probable post-medieval to 20th century date at Clyst Gerred Farm, Broad Clyst, were visible on aerial photographs of the 1960s as earthwork ridges on the gentle slopes overlooking the River Clyst. The banks were probably made to provide increased soil depth and improved drainage for fruit tree planting. The visible ridges were circa 5 metres wide and orientated roughly north-west to south-east, perpendicular to the course of the river.
The banks corresponded to orchards depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25 inch map and remained densely planted into the 1940s. By the 1960s the orchards retained a light scattering of trees and the underlying earthwork banks were visible. The banks cannot be clearly seen as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2010 or digital images derived from aerial photographs taken 2010 and might have been levelled. However, the direction of light on these recent images may not be conducive to revealing linear earthworks on this orientation and it is possible some banks survive as low earthworks.

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 3002-3003 14-MAR-1967. [Mapped feature: #71975 ]
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SY0298 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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SDV357034	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY0298 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19 Dec 2005 & 5 Mar 2010.

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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