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Summary

Evidence of former orchards of probable post-medieval to 19th century origin were visible as areas of low and narrow earthwork banks to the north and north-east of Rollestone Farm on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data. The banks probably survive as earthworks to the north-east of the farmhouse but to the north appear to have been almost completely 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.

The earthwork banks correspond in part to plots depicted as orchards.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1273, RAF/106G/UK/1273 V 5059-5060 23-MAR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358976.

Partially planted orchards were visible, with earthwork banks visible in unplanted areas.

Ordnance Survey, 1992, OS/92197, OS/92197V 137-138 14-JUN-1992 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358952.

Orchard tree planting banks were visible as earthworks, most clearly in the north orchard.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR SX9395 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Orchard tree planting banks were visible as earthworks, most clearly in the north-east orchard.

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

Evidence of former orchards of probable post-medieval to 19th century origin were visible as areas of low and narrow earthwork banks to the north and north-east of Rollestone Farm on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data.
The visible earthwork banks fall within two plots depicted as orchards, or part of larger orchards, on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map. The orchards therefore probably predated the mid to late 19th century.
Both orchards remained only very sparsely planted into the 1940s, with that to the north-east almost completely bare of trees. Moderate planting persisted into the 1990s in the north-east orchard but by 2010 this had been partly built over and the remaining orchard cleared, leaving tree planting banks clearly visibleon digital images derived from lidar data. The banks in the north orchard appear to have been almost completely 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). [Mapped feature: #73126 ]
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
SDV358952	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92197. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/92197V 137-138 14-JUN-1992.
SDV358976	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1273. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1273 V 5059-5060 23-MAR-1946.
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX9395 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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