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Summary

A possible former orchard of post-medieval to 19th century date was visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as the remains of slight earthwork ridges on a ditch enclosed earthwork platform to the west of Channons Farm, Broad Clyst. The banks were probably made for fruit tree planting and improved drainage. The ridges were not noted on images taken in 2010 and have probably been levelled.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The enclosed area does not correspond with an fields depicted.

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

The ditch enclosed platform does not correspond with any depicted field boundaries.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3165-3166 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354994.

Slight earthwork banks were visible on a platform within an earthwork ditch defined enclosed area.

BKS Surveys Ltd, 1967, BKS/2822, BKS/2822 V 2974-2975 14-MAR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354836.

The enclosed area remained visible.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

The earthwork platform was not not visible and had probably been levelled.

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

A possible former orchard of post-medieval to 19th century date was visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as the remains of slight earthwork ridges on a ditch enclosed earthwork platform to the west of Channons Farm, Broad Clyst.
The ridges were approximately 5 metres wide and aligned roughly west-south-west to north-north-east on an earthwork platform enclosed by a ditch up to circa 5 metres wide, probably the remains of a former field boundary.
The enclosed area does not correspond with an orchard depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25inch map or the Tithe Map for Broad Clyst, and had therefore ceased to be used as an orchard by the 1840s.
This area of ridges and associated earthworks were not noted on images taken in 2010 and have probably been 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).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV354836	Aerial Photograph: BKS Surveys Ltd. 1967. BKS/2822. BKS Surveys Ltd. Photograph (Paper). BKS/2822 V 2974-2975 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 3165-3166 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #71940 ]
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital.
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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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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