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| HER Number: | MDV124650 |
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| Name: | Catch Meadow West of Jubilee Farm, Ashcombe |
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Summary
A water meadow of probable post-medieval to 19th century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 to 1988 as curvilinear earthwork ditches on the north-west facing combe slopes west of Jubilee Farm, Ashcombe. The ditches have probably been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 937 788 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ashcombe |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHCOMBE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DAWLISH |
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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
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 4069-4070 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Ordnance Survey, 1988, OS/88057, OS/88057 V 200-201 25-APR-1988 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352648.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Next Perspectives, 2015-2017, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX9378 08-JUN-2015 & 08-AUG-2015 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361515.
The ditches are not 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.
Two curvilinear ditches are identifiable on aerial photographs of 1946 as earthworks on the north-west facing combe slopes west of Jubilee Farm, Ashcombe.
The earthworks are roughly parallel, up to circa 2m wide and 160m long, spaced circa 35m apart, closely following the contours over circa 1ha of combe slope.
The earthworks are interpreted as the remains of a catch meadow of probable post-medieval to 19th century date, a form of water meadow irrigation popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries but which originated in the medieval period. The ditches, known as gutters, ‘caught’ water flowing from the top gutter, or ‘head main’ and evenly distributed it over the slopes.
The gutters remained visible as earthworks on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 1988 but could not be seen on 2015 images and have probably been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352344 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 4069-4070 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #115021 ] |
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| SDV352648 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1988. OS/88057. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/88057 V 200-201 25-APR-1988. |
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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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| SDV361515 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2015-2017. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX9378 08-JUN-2015 & 08-AUG-2015. |
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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: | Jan 16 2019 12:41PM |
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