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| HER Number: | MDV112676 |
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| Name: | Former Orchard and Orchard Banks North of Shillingford |
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Summary
Orchard banks are visible as parallel linear earthworks on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s, in an area depicted as orchard on the Tithe Map. The orchard apparently ceased to be maintained before the late-19th century, and the earthworks were probably levelled soon after the Second World War.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 904 880 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX98NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Shillingford St. George |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHILLINGFORD ST.GEORGE |
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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
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
A small field is depicted as orchard.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
A loose group of mature deciduous trees is depicted.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4251-4252 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
Parallel linear earthwork banks are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, RAF/CPE/UK/2082 RS 4320-4321 19-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354842.
Parallel linear 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 are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1947. Their location corresponds to a parcel of land depicted as orchard on the Tithe Map, and they are interpreted as tree planting banks of post-medieval or early-19th century date. The north and east boundaries of the land parcel were not depicted on the late-19th century OS mapping, although a group of mature deciduous trees is depicted, suggesting that the orchard was no longer maintained by that date. No earthworks were visible on available aerial photographs taken after the 1940s, and it seems likely that the area was levelled though agricultural operations in the immediate postwar period.
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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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4251-4252 13-APR-1946. |
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| SDV354842 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2082 RS 4320-4321 19-MAY-1947. [Mapped feature: #72045 ] |
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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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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: | Dec 2 2015 4:12PM |
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