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Summary

The earthwork remains of probable orchard banks of post-medieval date were visible as earthwork banks at Higher Comberoy Farm on digital images derived from lidar data acquired in 1995.

Location

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, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

An orchard is depicted. Map object based partly on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3242-3243 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

The northern half of the orchard remained densely planted.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0100 Environment Agency DSM 19-DEC-1995 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

The orchard banks remained visible in the southern half of the former orchard only. Map object based partly on this source.

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

The earthwork remains of probable orchard banks of post-medieval date were visible as earthwork banks at Higher Comberoy Farm. The visible earthworks fall within the southern half of a plot depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25inch map. The northern half of this field remained densely planted into the 1940s. This has now largely been cleared of tree planting but the orchard banks remain visible only in the southern half of the former orchard on digital images derived from lidar data acquired in 1995. This might support the interpretation that the tree clearance resulted in the levelling of the banks in the northern part of the plot.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV354994	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3242-3243 04-NOV-1946.
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV357034	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0100 Environment Agency DSM 19-DEC-1995.

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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