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Summary

A catchmeadow system of probable 19th century date is visible as a network of linear ditches on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 2010 as earthworks on the valley sides east of The Barton.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CATCH MEADOW (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Three curvilinear features are depicted.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Three curvilinear features and a sluice are depicted.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3254-3255 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

Several curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.

Royal Air Force, 1963, RAF/543/2332, RAF/543/2332 2F21 0104-0105 26-JUL-1963 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354847.

Three curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX9088 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

A segment of curvilinear earthwork ditch is visible.

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

Three curvilinear ditches are visible on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1955 as earthworks on the valley sides east of The Barton. They are aligned approximately along the contour, dropping less than 5 metres across a 400 metre length, and interpreted as water meadow gutters of probable 19th century date. The southernmost seems to have diverted water using a sluice from the centre of the valley and distributed it across the lower part of the hillside to the east. The two northernmost originate from the vicinity of the farmstead, and it is possible that they operated as an ‘integrated’ system, mingling manure from the farm with water to fertilise and irrigate the hillslopes below the farm. The gutters are visible as pale cropmarks in a ploughed field on aerial photographs taken in 1963, and at least one section remains visible as a dark cropmark on aerial photographs taken in 2010, indicating that earthworks or buried ditches survive.
The water channels are depicted on the historic mapping, so they have not been transcribed as part of this project.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #72025 ]
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3254-3255 13-APR-1946.
SDV354847	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1963. RAF/543/2332. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/543/2332 2F21 0104-0105 26-JUL-1963.
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX9088 22-MAY-2010.
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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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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