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Summary

An extensive network of curvilinear earthwork ditches, visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s, are interpreted as catchmeadow gutters of probable 19th century date, perhaps partly operating as an integrated system whereby manure was mixed with water for fertilising and irrigating the fields.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CATCH MEADOW (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

No field gutters are depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3154-3155 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

A network of curvilinear ditches is visible as earthworks.

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2488, RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RP 3329 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352767.

A network of curvilinear ditches is visible as earthworks.

GetMapping, 1999, 102/99, Devon County Council GetMapping/102/99 53-54 25-JUL-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352495.

Some curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.

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

A network of curvilinear ditches is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s as earthworks on the valley sides north of Splatford Farm covering over 10 hectares. They are aligned approximately along the contour, dropping less than 5 metres across a 500 metre length, and interpreted as catchmeadow gutters of probable 19th century date. The source of the water seems to be a natural watercourse in the centre of the valley, perhaps supplemented by a channel from the lower end of the farm, suggesting the possibility that this partly operated as an integrated system whereby manure was mixed with water for both fertilising and irrigating the fields. The northernmost part is difficult to distinguish, and the transcriptions here are somewhat disjointed, but they do indicate the extensive nature of this system.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV352495	Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999. 102/99. GetMapping Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council GetMapping/102/99 53-54 25-JUL-1999.
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3154-3155 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #72105 ]
SDV352767	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2488. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RP 3329 11-MAR-1948.
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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