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Summary

The remains of ridges probably made for fruit tree planting and improved drainage in orchards of probable post-medieval to 20th century date were visible on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar data as earthwork banks to the north-west of Crockenhayes Farm, Broadclyst. The relict ridges probably survive as low earthwork banks.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1967 AD? (Between))
• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1967 AD? (Between))

Full description

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

The banks corresponded with a depicted orchard.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995 RP, RAF/CPE/UK/1995 RP 3138-3139 13-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356899.

The orchard remained densely planted.

BKS Surveys Ltd, 1967, BKS/2822, BKS/2822 V 3036-3037 14-MAR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354836.

The orchard has been cleared of trees and the ridges were visble as very slight earthworks.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SY0296 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19-Dec-2005 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

The ridges were visible as slight earthwork banks.

Ordnance Survey, 2000, OS/00980, OS/00980 216-217 19-MAR-2000 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358395.

The banks were visble as slight earthworks.

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

The remains of ridges probably made for fruit tree planting and improved drainage in orchards of probable post-medieval to 20th century date were visible on aerial photographs and digital images derived from lidar data as earthwork banks to the north-west of Crockenhayes Farm, Broadclyst.
The banks were approximately 5 metres wide and were aligned cross contour to drain towards the south west. They corresponded to an orchard depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition 25inch map and its establishment therefore predates the 1880s. The orchard is bounded to the south-west by a linear earthwork ditch, probably evidence of a removed field boundary. The ditch corresponds with the extant field boundary, shown on maps from the Tithe Map for Broad Clyst onwards, supporting the interpretation that the boundary has remained in use, although it’s form may have changed. A second ditch is visible within the area of the orchard, circa 30 metres from its north-eastern limit. This earthwork also falls comfortably within the field pattern but does not correspond with any boundary shown on the maps available to the survey, and therefore might predate the establishment of the Orchard.
The orchard was remained planted in 1946 but had been largely cleared of trees by 1967, when the banks were just discernible. The ridges remained visible as slight banks on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2005 and 2010 and it is likely that they survive as low earthwork banks.

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 3036-3037 14-MAR-1967.
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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SDV356899	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995 RP. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1995 RP 3138-3139 13-APR-1947.
SDV357034	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY0296 Environment Agency JPG DSM 19-Dec-2005.
SDV358395	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 2000. OS/00980. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/00980 216-217 19-MAR-2000. [Mapped feature: #71868 ]

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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