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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 to 1960s and images derived from lidar data on the south-facing slopes to the south of Beer Cottages, Upton Pyne. The banks have possibly been partially levelled.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XXI - 1540 AD to 2010 AD (Between))

Full description

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

An orchard is depicted to the south and south-east of Beer Cottages. Map object based partly on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1273, RAF/106G/UK/1273 V 5074-5075 23-MAR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358976.

Linear earthwork banks were visible to the south of Beer Cottage.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR SX9196 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Linear earthwork banks were visible to the south of Beer Cottage. Map object based partly on this source.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX9196 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

Linear earthwork banks were visible to the south of Beer Cottage.

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 to 1960s and images derived from lidar data, on the south-facing slopes overlooking the River Exe to the south of Beer Cottages, Upton Pyne.
The visible earthwork banks fall within a larger plot to the south of Beer Cottages depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map. The wider plot remained lightly planted with trees into the 1940s. Digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2010 demonstrate that a significant proportion of this area, including that with visible tree planting banks and an area to the east of the cottages on which banks cannot be seen, remains planted with trees and probably therefore was still in use as an orchard. The banks to the south and west of the cottage remain visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX9196 22-MAY-2010.
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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SDV358976	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1273. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1273 V 5074-5075 23-MAR-1946.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX9196 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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