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| HER Number: | MDV125947 |
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| Name: | Orchard banks at Coombe Farm, Buckland Monachorum |
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Summary
Parallel linear earthwork banks, visible on north-facing slopes south of Coombe Farm on aerial photographs taken in 1946, are interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century planting ridges for orchard trees. They may since have been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 501 660 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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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
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Plot 1293 is named 'Coombe Orchard'.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3181-3182 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Parallel linear earthwork banks are visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Parallel linear earthwork banks, up to 3 metres wide, are visible on north-facing slopes south of Coombe Farm on aerial photographs taken in 1946. They correspond to land parcel 1293 depicted on the Tithe map which is named ‘Coombe Orchard’, and the earthworks are interpreted as post-medieval or 19th century planting ridges for orchard trees. They are not visible on any of the later available aerial imagery and may have been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3181-3182 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #118454 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 25 2019 4:50PM |
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