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Summary

Narrow linear and curvilinear ditches were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s on the gentle east-facing slopes of the Corry Brook combe, north of Dalwood village. The ditches might have been of 19th century date and operated as both a simple catch meadow and drainage ditches.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CATCH MEADOW? (XVIII to XXI - 1800 AD? to 2014 AD (Between))
• DRAIN? (XVIII to XXI - 1800 AD? to 2014 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1975, RAF/CPE/UK/1975 FP 1130 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359646.

Linear and curvilinear earthwork ditches were visible.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST2400 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

The linear and curvilinear ditches were visible as subtle and possibly fragmentary earthwork.

Next Perspectives, 2014, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2400 08-SEP-2014 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359479.

The ditches could not be identified with confidence.

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

Narrow linear and curvilinear ditches possibly of 19th century date were visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s on the gentle east-facing slopes of the Corry Brook combe, north of Dalwood village. The ditches were no more than 1 metre wide and interconnect with each other and the Corry Brook. The topmost, and broadest curvilinear ditch is situated in a position that might have allowed it to operate as a simple catch meadow. The lower ditches are more irregular in plan and do not appear to be catch meadow ditches. It is possible that the earthworks originated as a catch meadow but were later adapted to a drainage function. The ditches are not apparent on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2014 but remain visible on digital images derived from lidar data as very slight earthworks.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST2400 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014.
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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SDV359479	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2014. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery ST2400 08-SEP-2014.
SDV359646	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1975. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1975 FP 1130 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #74753 ]

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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