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| HER Number: | MDV127033 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow southeast of Coombe Barton Cottage, Bickley |
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Summary
Narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches interpreted as the gutters of a 19th century catch meadow irrigation system are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 517 622 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bickleigh (SH) |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BICKLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3213-3214 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Narrow curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5162 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Narrow curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Narrow curvilinear ditches, less than 2m wide, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. The earthwork channels closely follow the contours of the southwest facing combe slope and occupy an area of circa 1.5 hectares. They are interpreted as the gutters of a catch meadow irrigation system possibly associated with Combe Barton farmstead and which tapped a spring-fed stream located at the farm. Catch meadows were popular in the 19th century but many continued in use into the mid-20th century, although it is unclear whether this system was still in use by this time. Three narrow curvilinear banks which are parallel to the catch meadow gutters to the southeast have been recorded as possible relict field boundaries or lynchets (MDV25642), although they could equally be associated with this system.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5162 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RP 3213-3214 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #123143 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25642 | Related to: Field boundaries or lynchets southeast of Coombe Barton Cottage, Bickley (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 29 2019 11:16AM |
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