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Summary

Narrow curvilinear and roughly parallel ditches were visible on aerial photographs of 1946 on the west facing slopes west of Peradon Farm, overlooking the River Tale. The ditches might be the remains of a catch meadow of 19th century date.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks associated with two traditional orchards; a water catchmeadow, quarry and pond and traditional farm buildings at Peradon Farm marked on nineteenth century mapping

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CATCH MEADOW (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1946 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3299-3300 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

Narrow curvilinear earthwork ditches were visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1967, OS/67041, OS/67041 V 013 18-APR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357110.

The ditches were not visible as earthworks.

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

Narrow, shallow and roughly parallel curvilinear ditches were visible on aerial photographs of 1989 as subtle earthworks over nearly 0.1 hectares of gentle south-west facing slopes south of Lower Milton, overlooking the River Clyst.
The ditches are tentatively interpreted as the gutters of a possible catch meadow irrigation system. Catch meadows were popular in the 19th century but many continued in use into the mid-20th century. The gutters did not appear to have been recently used in 1946 and the system was probably out of use.
The possible gutters were not identifiable as earthworks on aerial photographs of 1967 and have probably been levelled.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RP 3299-3300 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #77500 ]
SDV357110	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS/67041. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/67041 V 013 18-APR-1967.
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)

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