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Summary

Possible orchard banks of post-medieval to modern date are visible as earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1967, to the north of Blackhorse. The orchard banks appear to have been completely or largely levelled sometime after this date.

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

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 4374-75 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The orchard trees have been almost completely cleared.

BKS Surveys Ltd, 1967, BKS/2822, BKS/2822 V 3029-30 14-MAR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354836.

The orchard banks are visible as earthworks.

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

Possible orchard banks of post-medieval to modern date are visible as earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1967, to the north of Blackhorse. 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 almost completely grubbed up, although the earthwork banks, upon which the trees were established, are not clearly visible. The earthworks, only visible on aerial photographs of 1967, are visible as a series of parallel northwest to southeast aligned earthwork banks which occupy an area of approximately 0.50 hectares of moderate east facing slope, within a single irregular shaped plot depicted on the First Edition OS map. The orchard banks appear to have been completely or largely levelled sometime after 1967.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4374-75 13-APR-1946.
SDV354836	Aerial Photograph: BKS Surveys Ltd. 1967. BKS/2822. BKS Surveys Ltd. Photograph (Paper). BKS/2822 V 3029-30 14-MAR-1967. [Mapped feature: #72901 ]
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)

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