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Summary

Evidence of a possible former orchard of probable post-medieval to 19th century origin was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as low and narrow earthwork banks on the north-west facing slopes overlooking the Exe Valley, to the south-west of Bridge Farm, Stoke Canon.

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.

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

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1273, RAF/106G/UK/1273 V 5079-5080 23-MAR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358976.

Linear earthwork banks were visble. 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.

Evidence of a possible former orchard of probable post-medieval to 19th century origin was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as low and narrow earthwork banks on the north-west facing slopes overlooking the Exe Valley, to the south-west of Bridge Farm, Stoke Canon.
The banks were aligned roughly north-west to south-east, crossing the contours of the slope and were probably made to aid drainage towards the river valley.
The earthwork banks fell within a larger plot of land that was depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map. The trees had been cleared from the entire orchard and banks levelled in over half of the plot by 1946. The entire former orchard plot has now been redeveloped for housing and the banks have been levelled.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

The former orchard plot now contains four dwellings.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (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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SDV357601	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV358976	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1273. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1273 V 5079-5080 23-MAR-1946.

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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