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| HER Number: | MDV128850 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow north-west of Yarde Farm, Malborough |
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Summary
A catch meadow of probable post-medieval to 19th century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches following the contours of a narrow combe to the north-west of Yarde Farm. The ditches are not identifiable as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2020 but might be obscured by vegetation.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 714 401 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Malborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MALBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 4037 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 4037-4038 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX7140 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
The ditches are not identifiable as earthworks.
Google, 2019, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 24-MAR-2020 ACCESSED 10-AUG-2020 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363088.
The ditches are not identifiable as earthworks but might be obscured by vegetation.
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.
Curvilinear narrow ditches are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as subtle earthworks under pasture, measuring up to circa 3m wide and up to 65m long, closely following the contours of a narrow combe to the north-west of Yarde Farm.
The channels are probably the remains of catch meadow gutters of post-medieval to 19th century date.
Catch meadows diverted water from springs or streams along channels, or gutters, to redistribute it to irrigate combe slopes. Originating probably in the medieval period they were in widespread use in Devon in the 19th century with many in use into the mid-20th century.
The ditches are not identifiable as earthworks on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013 and digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2020 but might be obscured by vegetation.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 4037-4038 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #126753 ] |
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| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX7140 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. |
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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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| SDV363088 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2019. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 24-MAR-2020 ACCESSED 10-AUG-2020. |
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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: | Aug 10 2020 5:20PM |
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