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Summary

Earthwork ditch features of a possible 19th century catch meadow system are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, at Ley Farm.

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

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2312-13 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A series of earthwork ditches are visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2406 Bluesky International DTM 24 & 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A series of earthwork ditches are visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2016-2018, The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV359463.

Earthwork ditch features of a possible 19th century catch meadow system are visible on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, at Ley Farm. The earthworks are visible as a series of broadly parallel northwest to southeast aligned curvilinear ditches which occupy an area of approximately 1.44 hectares of moderate northeast facing slope, on the northwest side of Ley Farm. Two linear northeast to southwest aligned ditches are also visible, although it is unclear how, or if, these may be associated with the possible catch meadow system. A number of earthwork banks of possible former field boundaries (MDV116944) were also recorded within the immediate vicinity here, with two of these features being double- banked with a central ditch. There is some uncertainty as the function of these two 'field boundaries' and it is possible they are in fact associated with the catch meadow.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2312-13 11-APR-1947.
SDV359463	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2016-2018. The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. Historic England Research Report. 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 ST2406 Bluesky International DTM 24 & 30-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #74032 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7508 - The Blackdown Hills AONB and East Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme (NMP) project (Ref: ACD1228)

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