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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 on the south-west facing combe slopes to the south-west of Lower Woodrow, Brampford Speke. The banks have probably been partially levelled.

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.

An orchard is depicted.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1273, RAF/106G/UK/1273 V 5075-5076 23-MAR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358976.

Linear earthwork banks were visible.

Royal Air Force, 1960, RAF/58/3858, RAF/58/3858/PSFO-0244 03-OCT-1960 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354996.

Linear earthwork banks were visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR SX9296 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

The linear banks were not visible as earthworks.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX9296 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

The linear banks were not visible as earthworks.

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 on the south-west facing combe slopes to the south-west of Lower Woodrow, Brampford Speke.
The visible earthwork banks fall within a plot depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey First and Second Edition 25 inch maps and the orchard therefore predated the mid to late 19th century. Very little tree cover could be seen over the banks on aerial photographs of 1946 and the orchard was therefore probably cleared in the first third of the 20th century. The banks remained visible under very sparse orchard planting on aerial photographs of 1960, but could not be seen as earthworks on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2010 or lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, and have probably been levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV354996	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1960. RAF/58/3858. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/3858/PSFO-0244 03-OCT-1960.
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX9296 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 5075-5076 23-MAR-1946. [Mapped feature: #73089 ]
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX9296 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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