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Summary

Possible orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, at Manor Farm. The orchard banks are visible on aerial photographs up until 1963, although their survival after this date is unclear and may have been completely levelled.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Traditional Farm buildings and pond, within the curtilege of Listed Building Farmhouse (Grade II) at Manor Farm

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

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.

An orchard is depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4364-65 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of earthwork banks.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Ridge and furrow, probably orchard banks visible. Map object previously based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1963, RAF/543/2332, RAF/543/2332 2F21 076-77 26-JUL-1963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354847.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of earthwork banks.

Stoten, G., 2006, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Devon: Archaeology and Heritage Survey, 20, 24 Gazetteer, Map 4 (Report - Survey). SDV347996.

Site 78. Ridge and furrow earthworks visible on NMR aerial photo. Heritage site of slight significance. Potential for currently unrecorded archaeology low.

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

Possible orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, at Manor Farm. An orchard is depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s, although by 1946, aerial photographs show that the orchard trees have been completely grubbed up, leaving a series of parallel northwest to southeast and northeast to southwest aligned earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established, visible. The earthworks to the northeast and northwest, however, are not shown as orchards on the First Edition OS map, which may suggest that any additional orchards established here had been entirely cleared by this time. The earthworks occupy an area of approximately 1.78 hectares of gentle northwest facing slope, on the western side of Manor Farm. The orchard banks are visible on aerial photographs up until 1963, although their survival after this date is unclear and may have been completely levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV342938	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV347996	Report - Survey: Stoten, G.. 2006. Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Devon: Archaeology and Heritage Survey. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 05108. A4 Unbound + Digital. 20, 24 Gazetteer, Map 4.
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4364-65 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #72002 ]
SDV354847	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1963. RAF/543/2332. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/543/2332 2F21 076-77 26-JUL-1963.
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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Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV5440 - Archaeological Field Reconnaissance Survey, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare
• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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