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Summary

A catch meadow of probable 19th century date is visible as a series of earthwork ditches on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards and on digital images derived from LiDAR data acquired between 2001-2012.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Traditional farm buildings; WWII archaeological features, medieval origin strip field remains and shrunken village of Rickham and prehistoric barrow (burial mound) and co-axial field system, on cliffs at Portlemouth Down

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CATCH MEADOW (Post Medieval to XXI - 1540 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2017-2018 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.

A series of earthwork ditches of probable 19th century date are visible. Map based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1954, RAF/540/1278, RAF/540/1278 V 23 05-APR-1954 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351148.

A series of earthwork ditches of probable 19th century date are visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1983, OS/83125, OS/83125 V 59 04-JUL-1983 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351064.

The remains of the earthwork ditches are still partly visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, Lidar data JPEG SX73NW DSM, LIDAR SX73NW DSM Enviornment Agency MAY-2001-MAR-2012 (Cartographic). SDV351149.

The remains of earthwork ditches are still partly visible but mostly infilled.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A catch-meadow of probable 19th century date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards as a series of earthwork ditches to the north and west of Rickham. The ditches are generally located along the hill slopes and tap a spring-fed stream that flows down towards the west from its source at Rickman. The earthworks remain partly visible on lidar images dating to between 1998-2008, although have largely been infilled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351061	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2017-2018 10-DEC-1946.
SDV351064	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1983. OS/83125. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/83125 V 59 04-JUL-1983.
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV351148	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1954. RAF/540/1278. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1278 V 23 05-APR-1954.
SDV351149	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. Lidar data JPEG SX73NW DSM. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX73NW DSM Enviornment Agency MAY-2001-MAR-2012.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
• EDV6587 - Archaeological Assessment of Land between Bolt Heat and Bolt Tail

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