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Summary

Curvilinear earthwork ditches, visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 and aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards, are interpreted as part of a post-medieval or 19th century catchmeadow system.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks of a catch meadow system and traditional farm building dating to the 19th century or earlier to south-west of Beckford Farm

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CATCH MEADOW (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

A single water channel or field gutter is depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1975, RAF/CPE/UK/1975 FP 1124-1125 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359646.

A curvilinear earthwork ditch is visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2601 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Several curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

Several curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 and on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards. The highest is considerably more substantial at just over 2 metres in width, and is depicted on the late-19th century mapping. It seems to originate at Beckford Farm, and is interpreted as the main gutter of a catchmeadow system that was in use at the end of the 19th century and start of the 20th century. Narrower ditches below and broadly parallel to this to the west also run broadly along the contour, dropping less than 5 metres over a 300 metre length. These probable field gutters seem to have been partly taken off the watercourse to the north at circa ST2683801468 and partly perhaps at Beckford Farm. This could suggest that the catchmeadow functioned as an ‘integrated ‘system that distributed manure along with water across the hillslopes.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2601 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #75402 ]
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV359646	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1975. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1975 FP 1124-1125 11-APR-1947.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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