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Summary

Evidence of a possible former orchard of probable post-medieval to 19th century origin was visible as low and narrow earthwork banks on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards on the slopes of a narrow combe on the south-eastern edge of Upton Pyne village.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The plot is depicted as an orchard. Map object based partly on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, RAF/CPE/UK/1995 RP 3154-3155 13-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354842.

Parallel earthwork banks were visible. Map object based partly on this source.

Fairy Surveys Ltd, 1964, FSL/6412 V, FSL/6412 V 5116-2117 07-FEB-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357115.

Parallel earthwork banks were visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR SX9197 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Slight earthwork banks were visible surviving to the south of Orchard Cottage. Map object based partly on this source.

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

Evidence of a possible former orchard of probable post-medieval to 19th century origin was visible as low and narrow earthwork banks on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards on the slopes of a narrow combe on the south-eastern edge of Upton Pyne village.
The banks were roughly 5 metres wide and arrange in two orientations to form a chevron-like pattern that ensured the banks crossed the contours of the undulating combe slopes.This was probably to aid drainage into the stream that flows along the combe, immediately to the south and east.
The plot of land within which the banks were visible was depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map but remained only lightly planted with trees on RAF vertical photography of 1947. The orchard has now largely been developed for housing and the tree banks mostly levelled, surviving as visible low earthworks on digital images derived from lidar only towards the southern corner of the plot to the south of the house named as Orchard Cottage.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

The former orchard is now developed as Orchard House and Orchard Cottage

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV354842	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1995 RP 3154-3155 13-APR-1947.
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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SDV357115	Aerial Photograph: Fairy Surveys Ltd. 1964. FSL/6412 V. Fairy Surveys Ltd aerial photograph. Photograph (Paper). FSL/6412 V 5116-2117 07-FEB-1964.
SDV357601	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX9197 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014.

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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