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| HER Number: | MDV123043 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south of Lower Farley, Chudleigh |
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Summary
A catch meadow of probable 19th century origin is clearly visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as curvilinear parallel ditches on the south-facing combe slopes south of lower Farley, Chudleigh. The earthworks remain visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2018.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 856 809 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chudleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHUDLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Fairy Surveys Ltd, 1964, FSL/6412 V, FSL/6412 V 2148-2149 07-FEB-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357115.
Three parallel ditches are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8581 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Three parallel ditches are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.
Three curvilinear parallel ditches are clearly visible as earthworks, roughly following the contours of the south-facing combe slopes south of Farley, Chudleigh on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards The ditches measure up to circa 2.5m wide and circa 110m in length.
The ditches are interpreted as the gutters of a catch meadow of possible 19th century origin. Catch meadows are a form of water meadow seen on the hill and valley slopes of Devon, popular in the 19th century but known to have been in use from the medieval period. The gutters remain visible as earthworks on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV357115 | Aerial Photograph: Fairy Surveys Ltd. 1964. FSL/6412 V. Fairy Surveys Ltd aerial photograph. Photograph (Paper). FSL/6412 V 2148-2149 07-FEB-1964. |
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| SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8581 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 27 2018 2:50PM |
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