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HER Number: | MDV120845 |
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Name: | Catch meadow system at Great Shortridge, Satterleigh and Warkleigh |
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Summary
A post-medieval to 19th century catch meadow system is visible as a series of earthwork ditches on aerial photographs taken in 1948, at Great Shortridge, Satterleigh and Warkleigh.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 631 222 |
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Map Sheet: | SS62SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Satterleigh and Warkleigh |
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District | North Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WARKLEIGH |
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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
Young, A., 2005, Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Cartographic). SDV321540.
Transcriptions of ditches correspond to the grid reference for PRN167790.
Young, A. & Turner, S., 2005-2006, North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records, PRN167790 (Interpretation). SDV358473.
An extensive post medieval catch-meadow irrigation system is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (p1) to the south-west of Little Shortridge. Fragments of sixteen leats are visible and were digitally plotted during the National Mapping Programme.The features are sited within an area described as medieval enclosures based on strip fields in the Historic Landscape Characterisation for Devon.
Photograph reference:
1. RAF CPE/UK2521 3048-9 22-MAR-1948
Sources / Further Reading
SDV321540 | Cartographic: Young, A.. 2005. Transcriptions from Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project. Plot of Cropmarks. Digital. [Mapped feature: #80088 ] |
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SDV358473 | Interpretation: Young, A. & Turner, S.. 2005-2006. North Devon/Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme (NMP) project database records. Cornwall Council Report. Digital. PRN167790. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7455 - Winkleigh Biomass Plant National Mapping Programme
Date Last Edited: | Jan 19 2018 4:25PM |
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