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| HER Number: | MDV132074 |
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| Name: | Catch meadow south of West Colwell, Offwell |
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Summary
A curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. It is interpreted as a gutter of a 19th to early 20th century catch meadow system.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 194 987 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Offwell |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OFFWELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (XIX to Early 20th Century - 1801 AD (Between) to 1932 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
A pond is visible at West Colwell and could be the water source for the gutters.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
The ditch earthwork is visible.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1998 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
A narrow curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork.
Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
A narrow curvilinear ditch is visible as an earthwork on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The ditch closely follows the topographical contours of the south-west facing slope and does not correspond with any features depicted on historic maps. The ditch is interpreted as a gutter of a 19th to early 20th century catch meadow system. Catch meadows abstracted from springs or streams and redistributed it along channels or gutters to irrigate combe slopes rather than valley floors. Originating in the medieval period they were in widespread use in Devon in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In this particular case, it is not clear what water source the gutter is being fed from. A pond is visible to the west at West Colwell on the Tithe Map, and natural drainage is visible in the centre of the gutter, coming off the hill to the north. The gutter could be fed be either.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY1998 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #134408 ] |
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| SDV363914 | Interpretation: Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E.. 2020-2021. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 19 2021 5:04PM |
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