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Summary

Curvilinear earthwork ditches, visible on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 and aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards, are interpreted as part of a post-medieval or 19th century catchmeadow system.

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, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1975, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1427-1428 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359646.

Several curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible. Map object partly based on this source.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR SY2798 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Several curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible. Map object partly based on this source.

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

Several narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches, either side of a linear ditch and a field boundary that run perpendicular to them, are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1947 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014. The curvilinear ditches may divert water flow from the cross-contour channels, distributing it across the field, thus potentially functioning as a watermeadow. One of the cross-contour water channels originates from Balls Dairy and may have incorporated manure with the water to operate as an integrated system. In addition, a sluice is depicted on the late-19th century mapping just to the north, and this probably took water off the natural watercourse at SY2769798831 to supply another part of the system of likely post-medieval or 19th century in date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SY2798 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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SDV359646	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1975. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1427-1428 11-APR-1947.

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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