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Summary

Catch meadows of probable post-medieval to 19th century date are visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches on the south-facing combe slopes north-west to south-west of Torpeek Farm. The earthworks have probably since been levelled.

Location

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

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RP 3168-3169 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2105, RAF/CPE/UK/2105 RP 3054-3055 28-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351151.

Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX6656 01-JUN-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.

The ditches are not visible as earthworks.

NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX6656 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.

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.

Numerous curvilinear ditches are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as very subtle roughly parallel earthworks, up to circa 2m wide and from circa 40 to 580m long, closely following the contours of the south facing combe from the north-west to south-west of Torpeek Farm.
The ditches are interpreted as the remains of a catch meadow of probable post-medieval to 19th century date.
Two of the visible ditches correspond, at least in part, with channels depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1880s First Edition 25inch map, one to the north of the farm track and one to the south.
It is possible that the catch meadow had passed out of use by the mid to late-9th century with some elements remaining in use as leats or aqueducts.
The ditches are not identifiable as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and have probably been levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

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)

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