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| HER Number: | MDV118631 |
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| Name: | Water channel, east of Watchford Farm, Yarcombe |
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Summary
A water channel of probable 19th century date is visible as an earthwork ditch on aerial photographs of 1948 onwards, and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the east of Watchford Farm, Yarcombe. It is possibly part of a catch meadow system as a way of irrigating the meadow slopes.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 231 114 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST21SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Yarcombe |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | YARCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW? (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
- WATER CHANNEL (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2491, RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RS 4186-87 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359578.
A curvilinear earthwork ditch is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1971, RAF/39/3821, RAF/39/3821 V 271-72 29-OCT-1971 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359591.
A curvilinear earthwork ditch is visible. Map object partly based on this source.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR ST2311 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
A curvilinear earthwork ditch is 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.
A water channel of probable 19th century date is visible as an earthwork ditch on aerial photographs of 1948 onwards, and on digital images derived from lidar data captured in 2016, to the east of Watchford Farm, Yarcombe. The curvilinear channel follows the northwest and southwest facing slope of two converging combes. It is possibly part of a catch meadow system as a way of irrigating the meadow slopes. It is unclear, however, with which of the two spring-fed water courses to the north and south this catch meadow system may have tapped.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV359578 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2491. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2491 RS 4186-87 11-MAR-1948. |
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| SDV359591 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1971. RAF/39/3821. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/39/3821 V 271-72 29-OCT-1971. |
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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 ST2311 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 & 04-MAY-2016. |
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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 1:32PM |
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