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Summary

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 Axe Hayes Farm.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD)

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Orchards are depicted here on the Parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3397-98 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

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

Ordnance Survey, 1991, OS/91199, OS/91199 062 29-AUG-1991 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359203.

The orchard banks remain partly visible to the north.

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

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 Axe Hayes Farm. Orchards are depicted here on the Clyst Honiton parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48, although by 1946, aerial photographs show that the orchard trees have been almost completely grubbed up, leaving a series of broadly parallel north to south aligned earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established, visible. These banks occupy an area of approximately 1.44 hectares of gentle southwest facing slope, within two irregular shaped plots depicted on the tithe map. The orchard banks remain partly visible to the north on aerial photographs of 1991, although their survival after this date is uncertain.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3397-98 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #72688 ]
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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SDV359203	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1991. OS/91199. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/91199 062 29-AUG-1991.

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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