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Summary

Evidence of a former orchard of probable post-medieval to 19th century origin was visible as an area of low and narrow earthwork banks on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards, on the west bank of the River Creedy, east of South Duryard Farm, Upton Pyne. The banks have possibly been partly levelled but a small area probably survives as low earthworks.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1946 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The plot falls within a larger area symbolised as an orchard. Map object based partly on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1273, RAF/106G/UK/1273 V 5071-5072 23-MAR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358976.

Linear earthwork banks were visible under light tree cover.

Fairy Surveys Ltd, 1964, FSL/6412 V, FSL/6412 V 1087-1088 07-FEB-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357115.

Linear earthwork banks were visible under light tree cover.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR SX9096 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Linear earthwork banks were visible to the east of the former orchard. 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 former orchard of probable post-medieval to 19th century origin was visible as an area of low and narrow earthwork banks on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards, on the west bank of the River Creedy, east of South Duryard Farm, Upton Pyne.
The banks were roughly 5 metres wide and arranged in a roughly north-east to south-west orientation, crossing the gentle contours of the floodplain to aid drainage of excess surface water towards the River Creedy, to the north-east.
The plot of land within which the banks was visible was depicted as part of a larger orchard on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map, to the north of Turlake House and Three Horse Shoes Bridge. Light tree cover survived over the earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1946 and the mid to late 1960s. By the end of the 20th century the western half of the orchard had been developed for housing and some of the dense tree planting in the gardens might be remnants of the orchard; only small areas of the banks remain visible on digital images derived from lidar but more may survive, obscured by the dense tree canopy. Tree planting banks in the north-east of the former orchard survive to be clearly visible as low earthwork banks.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
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
SDV357115	Aerial Photograph: Fairy Surveys Ltd. 1964. FSL/6412 V. Fairy Surveys Ltd aerial photograph. Photograph (Paper). FSL/6412 V 1087-1088 07-FEB-1964.
SDV358976	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1273. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1273 V 5071-5072 23-MAR-1946.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX9096 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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