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HER Number:MDV80430
Name:Orchard at Houghton Barton

Summary

Small field shown on 1847 Highweek parish Tithe Map depicted as an orchard on late 19th and early 20th century Ordnance Survey maps.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 827 729
Map Sheet:SX87SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNewton Abbot
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHIGHWEEK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ORCHARD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Orchard shown on north side of Houghton Barton farmstead and garden. Map object based on this Source.


Valentin, J. + Weddell, P., 2010, Land Adjacent to the Former Seale-Hayne College, Newton Abbot, Devon: Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment, 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV347555.

Former field boundary depicted on 1847 Highweek parish Tithe Map, surviving until the early 20th century, enclosing an orchard on the north side of Houghton Barton farmstead and garden. Field boundaries within this site potentially date from the medieval period, in line with the development of the landscape in this area. Buried remains such as ditches and former land surfaces could survive below ground for those boundaries removed. Other details: Appendix 1, A22; Figures 2, 4-6, 8.


Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.

Map object based on this Source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV346129Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV347555Report - Assessment: Valentin, J. + Weddell, P.. 2010. Land Adjacent to the Former Seale-Hayne College, Newton Abbot, Devon: Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. ACD231/1/0. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8.

Associated Monuments

MDV15981Related to: Houghton Barton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 5 2015 8:23AM