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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, to the south of Parklands Farm. A number of earthwork ditches remain visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DRAINAGE SYSTEM (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
• WATER 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.

A drain and sluice are depicted on this map.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4077-78 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A series of earthwork ditches are partly visible.

Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3800, RAF/39/3800 V 053-54 06-OCT-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359525.

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

Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR WMS Environment Agency DTM viewed 04-AUG-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359716.

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.

A possible water meadow system of probable 19th century date is visible as a series of earthwork ditches on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, to the south of Parklands Farm. The possible water meadow comprises a series of linear and curvilinear ditches, less than 2m in width which occupy an area of approximately 7.43 hectares, on the floodplain of the River Culm. The system may form part of a valley bottom water meadow, although it is largely unclear how the system may have operated. It is possible it was fed by a drain and sluice located at approximately ST13491401, which may have diverted the flow of water from the River Culm and fed the system by way of the linear north to south aligned ditches which bisect the system. It is possible this water meadow represents a local hybrid style of water management, with the less typical arrangement of these gutters presumably designed to take advantage of the subtle variations in the micro-topography of the landscape here within the Culm Valley. Possible catch meadows have been recorded to the north (MDV115774) and northeast (MDV115769) of this watermeadow, although it is unclear if any of these systems are associated. A number of earthwork ditches remain visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998-2014.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 RS 4077-78 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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SDV359525	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3800. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3800 V 053-54 06-OCT-1971. [Mapped feature: #75121 ]
SDV359716	Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR WMS Environment Agency DTM viewed 04-AUG-2016.

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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