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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: none recorded

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.

No features are depicted in this exact location.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1975, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1430-1431 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359646.

Several curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR SY2599 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 narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. They are located either side of two adjacent roughly parallel watercourses and appear to be taken off these at circa SY251419763 and SY251079639. They run broadly along the contour, dropping less than 5 metres over up to 280 metres. They are tentatively interpreted as the field gutters of a catchmeadow system of post-medieval or 19th century date, which went out of use by the late-19th century.

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 SY2599 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #76274 ]
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/1974 FP 1430-1431 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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