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Summary

A possible water meadow system of probable 19th century date is visible as a series of earthwork ditches on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, off Old Jaycroft Road, Willand.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• WATER MEADOW (Modern - 1751 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2285-86 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356987.

The possible water meadow is visible as a series of earthwork ditches.

Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/534, RAF/541/534 RP 3003-04 30-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357615.

The possible water meadow is visible as a series of earthwork ditches.

Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR ST0310; ST0410 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010 (Cartographic). SDV357034.

A single northwest to southeast aligned earthwork ditch which bisects the system is visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

A possible water meadow system of probable 19th century date is visible as a series of earthwork ditches on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, off Old Jaycroft Road, Willand. The system occupies an area of approximately 0.60 hectares of gentle southeast facing slope. It comprises a series of parallel gutters which are possibly fed by a northwest to southeast aligned earthwork ditch, or former field boundary ditch, which bisects the gutters and appears to divert the flow of water from a drain or stream which flows parallel to Old Jaycroft Road to the northwest. The earthwork gutters remain visible on aerial photographs up until 1950, although their survival after this date is unclear. The northwest to southeast aligned earthwork ditch which bisects the system, however, remains visible on digital images derived from Lidar data captured between 2005 and 2010.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV356987	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2285-86 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #68193 ]
SDV357034	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST0310; ST0410 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 19-DEC-2005 & 05-MAR-2010.
SDV357615	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/534. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/534 RP 3003-04 30-MAY-1950.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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