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| HER Number: | MDV127797 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south-west of Damerels Coombe, Bigbury |
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Summary
A catch meadow of probable 19th to early 20th century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches on the east-facing combe slopes south-west of Damerels Coombe. The earthworks are not identifiable on aerial photographs of 1983 and have probably been levelled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 677 480 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bigbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BIGBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD? to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3080-3081 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
English Heritage, 1983, OS/83047, OS/83047 V 080-081 15-APR-1983 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351610.
The ditches are not identifiable as earthworks.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX6748 22-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
The ditches are not identifiable 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.
Two curvilinear ditches are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as earthworks circa 1.5m wide and up to 475m long, closely following the contours of the east-facing combe slope south-west of Damerels Coombe.
The channels are interpreted as the remains of a former catch meadow of 19th to early 20th century date.
Catch meadows abstracted water from springs or streams and redistributed it over combe slopes via parallel channels or gutters to encourage pasture growth for livestock fodder in the springtime ‘hungry gap’ when other foodstuffs were scarce. Originating in the medieval period they were in widespread use in Devon in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The earthworks are not identifiable on aerial photographs of 1983 and have probably been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3080-3081 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #124663 ] |
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| SDV351610 | Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 1983. OS/83047. English Heritage. Photograph (Paper). OS/83047 V 080-081 15-APR-1983. |
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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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| SDV363087 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX6748 22-MAY-2007. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
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: | Mar 6 2020 11:40AM |
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