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HER Number:MDV64773
Name:Orchards at Old Shute House

Summary

In the mid c17 there were extensive fruit orchards at the old 'shute house' with many varieties of apple, apricot, peach, nectarine, pear, cherry, plum + fig trees (devon gardens trust).

Location

Grid Reference:SY 253 975
Map Sheet:SY29NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishShute
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHUTE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NE/21/5

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ORCHARD (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV104252.

Des=gray,t. /the garden history of devon: an illustrated guide to sources/(1995)203-7.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV104253.

Des=pugsley,s. /devon gardens: an historical survey/(1994)33-6.


Clark, J. + Richardson, D., 1999, Shute (Un-published). SDV104256.

In the mid 17th century there were extensive fruit orchards at the old Shute House, with many varieties of apple, apricot, peach, nectarine, pear, cherry, plum + fig trees.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV104252Migrated Record:
SDV104253Migrated Record:
SDV104256Un-published: Clark, J. + Richardson, D.. 1999. Shute. Devon Register Review. A4 Stapled + Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 21 2015 10:13AM