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| HER Number: | MDV117424 |
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| Name: | Possible catch meadow west of Beer Farm, Payhembury parish |
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Summary
A narrow curvilinear ditch or water channel was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 on the west-facing slopes west of Beer Farm, Payhembury parish. The ditch might be the remains of a simple catch meadow of probable 19th century date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 103 035 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Payhembury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PAYHEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW? (XVIII to XX - 1800 AD to 1947 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2453-2454 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
A curvilinear earthwork ditch was visible.
Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/453, RAF/541/453 RS 4104-4105 04-MAR-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357845.
A curvilinear earthwork ditch was visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1003 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.
A curvilinear ditch was visible as a slight earthwork.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.
A narrow curvilinear ditch up to circa 260 metres long was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 and 1950, and digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014, as an earthwork on the west-facing slopes west of Beer Farm, Payhembury parish. The effect of water flowing downslope from the ditch or channel can be seen on the aerial photographs of April 1947 and March 1950. This might support an interpretation of the ditch as evidence of a gutter of a simple catch meadow irrigation system, as it was in the ‘hungry gap’ of the spring that such systems were most often used. Catch meadows were popular in the 19th century but many continued in use into the mid-20th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV356127 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2453-2454 11-APR-1947. |
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| SDV357845 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/453. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/453 RS 4104-4105 04-MAR-1950. |
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| SDV359177 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1003 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. |
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| 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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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 1:18PM |
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