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Summary

Parallel curvilinear earthwork ditches, visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016 and aerial photographs taken from the 1940s 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.

One water channel and several sluices are depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/865, RAF/106G/UK/865 RVp6 6470-6471 30-SEP-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355699.

Several parallel curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY2299 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

Several parallel curvilinear 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.

Several curvilinear earthwork ditches are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1945 and on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016. The uppermost is wider than the roughly parallel lower ditches that run slightly downslope, and perhaps linked to them by a perpendicular channel. The uppermost is partly depicted on the late-19th century maps with several sluices and at its eastern end seems to curve upslope, suggesting that it was fed from two sides. They are interpreted as the gutters of a catchmeadow system of post-medieval or 19th century date, that was still in use at the end of the 19th century. It was probably fed by natural water sources, and several springs are mapped in this location. It may be associated with other probable catchmeadows in the area (MDV118329, MDV118331 and MDV118332).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV355699	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/865. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/865 RVp6 6470-6471 30-SEP-1945.
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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SDV359714	Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY2299 Bluesky International DTM 24-APR-2016. [Mapped feature: #77665 ]

Associated Monuments

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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