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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 1945 onwards, at the former farmstead of Middle Moor.

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 (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. Map object partly based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/996, RAF/106G/UK/996 RVp2 6105-06 12-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358938.

Orchard banks are visible as a series of earthwork banks.

BKS Surveys Ltd, 1967, BKS/2822, BKS/2822 V 3027-28 14-MAR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354836.

Orchard banks are visible as a series of earthwork banks. Map object partly based on this source.

Ordnance Survey, 1988, OS/88059 V, OS/88059 V 139-40 25-APR-1988 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358058.

The former orchard and farmhouse have been completely demolished for construction of Sowton Industrial Estate.

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 1945 onwards, at the former farmstead of Middle Moor. An orchard is depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s, although by 1945, aerial photographs show that the orchard trees have been partly grubbed up within the southeast corner of the site, leaving a series of parallel northwest to southeast aligned earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established, visible. These banks occupy an area of approximately 0.45 hectares of gentle southeast facing slope, within a single plot depicted on the First Edition OS map, to the immediate south of Middle Moor. The orchard banks are visible on aerial photographs up until 1967, although by 1988 the former orchard and farmhouse have been completely demolished for construction of Sowton Industrial Estate.

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 3027-28 14-MAR-1967.
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
SDV358058	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1988. OS/88059 V. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). OS/88059 V 139-40 25-APR-1988.
SDV358938	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/996. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/996 RVp2 6105-06 12-NOV-1945.

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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