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Summary

A small area of earthwork orchard banks was visible to the north and east of Beare Farm on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1960s. They were probably part of a formerly much larger area of orchard, potentially of post-medieval date to 20th century date.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1946 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Orchard planting is depicted. Map object based partly on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3245-3246 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

Linear earthwork banks are visible. Map object based partly on this source.

BKS Surveys Ltd, 1967, BKS/2822, BKS/2822 V 2924-2925 14-MAR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354836.

Linear earthwork banks are visible. Map object based partly on this source.

Next Perspectives, 2002, Pan Government Agreement, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SS9801- SS9901 29-SEP-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356896.

All earthworks have been levelled and orchard planting removed.

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

A small area of earthwork orchard banks was visible to the north and east of Beare Farm on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1960s.The banks, probably made to facilitate drainage, fall partly within the area of a larger orchard potentially of post medieval date. The orchard banks partly correspond with an orchard depicted on the first Edition Ordnance Survey map of the late 19th century. However, the western area of visible earthworks did not correspond with a depicted orchard; this area of possible orchard and the short ditched boundary that separated from the orchard to the east, must have passed out of use prior to the 1880s. Those areas of orchard immediately to the south of the relict banks remained planted into the 1940s. All orchard planting in these plots has now been removed, the land turned over to arable cultivation and earthworks probably levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV354836	Aerial Photograph: BKS Surveys Ltd. 1967. BKS/2822. BKS Surveys Ltd. Photograph (Paper). BKS/2822 V 2924-2925 14-MAR-1967.
SDV354994	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3245-3246 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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SDV356896	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2002. Pan Government Agreement. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SS9801- SS9901 29-SEP-2002.

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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