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| HER Number: | MDV118037 |
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| Name: | Possible catch meadow east of Lower Cheriton, Feniton parish |
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Summary
A narrow curvilinear ditch or water channel was visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s on the north-east facing slopes east of Lower Cheriton, Feniton parish. The ditch might be the remains of a simple catch meadow of probable 19th century date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 104 009 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Feniton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PAYHEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (XVIII to XX - 1800 AD to 1947 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1451-1452 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.
A curvilinear earthwork ditch was visible. Map object based partly on this source.
Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR ST1000-ST1001 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.
A curvilinear earthwork ditch was visible. Map object based partly 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.
A narrow curvilinear ditch up to circa 180 metres long and 4 metres wide was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 as an earthwork on the north and north-east facing combe slopes Lower Cheriton, Feniton parish.
The ditch is interpreted as the gutter of a simple catch meadow irrigation system of probable 19th century date. Catch meadows were popular in the 19th century but probably were first used in the medieval period and many continued in use into the mid-20th century.
No evidence of water flowing down the slope was visible, and the gutter had probably therefore passed out of use prior to 1947. The ditch remains visible as subtle earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured from 1998 to 2014.
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 FP 1451-1452 11-APR-1947. |
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| SDV359177 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR ST1000-ST1001 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. |
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| 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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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 1:24PM |
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