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Summary

Curvilinear earthwork ditches, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1948, are tentatively interpreted as the gutters 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 particular features are depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431, RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3192-3193 22-JAN-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359315.

Several 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 in 1948. Two appear to be conjoined at their downslope end, but the other is located 7 metres downslope and runs parallel to it, the complex dropping circa 10 metres over its 130 metre length. The ditches are interpreted as the gutters of a catchmeadow system of post-medieval or 19th century date. It appears to originate from the east of the railway line, presumably pre-dating it, and may have been associated with Platt farmstead. No relevant features are depicted in this location on the late-19th century maps confirming that it probably went out of use before the 20th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV359315	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RP 3192-3193 22-JAN-1948. [Mapped feature: #77811 ]
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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