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HER Number: | MDV117924 |
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Name: | Orchard banks at Westcott Farm, Sheldon |
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Summary
Possible tree-planting banks of a former post-medieval to 19th century orchard are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1982, at Westcott Farm.
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 110 080 |
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Map Sheet: | ST10NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Sheldon |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SHELDON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
An orchard is depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4293-94 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
The site of the orchard has been cleared of trees.
Ordnance Survey, 1982, OS/82219 V, OS/82219 V 1634-35 03-SEP-1982 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357675.
A series of earthwork banks are visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
Possible tree-planting banks of a former post-medieval to 19th century orchard are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1982, at Westcott Farm. An orchard is depicted here on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s, although by 1947, aerial photographs show that the orchard trees have been completely cleared. The parallel northeast to southwest aligned earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established are only visible on aerial photographs of 1982. These banks occupy an area of approximately 0.55 hectares of gentle east facing slope, within a single rectilinear shaped plot depicted on the First Edition OS map. The orchard banks are not visible on aerial photographs or digital images after 1982 and their survival is unknown.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4293-94 11-APR-1947. |
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SDV357675 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1982. OS/82219 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/82219 V 1634-35 03-SEP-1982. [Mapped feature: #77202 ] |
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SDV359463 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)
Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 1:22PM |
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