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| HER Number: | MDV119391 |
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| Name: | Possible catch meadow north of Farway Farm, Chardstock parish |
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Summary
A narrow curvilinear ditch was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 on the gentle east-facing slopes north of Farway Farm, Chardstock parish. The ditch might be the remains of a simple catch meadow of 19th century date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 299 054 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST20NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chardstock |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHARDSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1947 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2320-2321 11-APR-1947 (HER 31/34-35) (Aerial Photograph). SDV129775.
A curvilinear ditch was visible as an earthwork.
Google, 2015, Google Earth Pro, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-JUN-2006 ACCESSED 10-MAY-2017 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359580.
The curvilinear ditch was incompletely visible as a cropmark.
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 was visible on aerial photographs of 1947 on the gentle east-facing slopes north of Farway Farm, Chardstock parish.
The ditch is interpreted as the possible gutter of a simple catch meadow irrigation system. Catch meadows were popular in the 19th century but many continued in use into the mid-20th century. Water can be seen flowing downslope from this ditch in 1947, supporting the interpretation it remained in use into the mid-20th century. The ditch can be seen as a cropmark on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2006 and has probably been levelled.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV129775 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2320-2321 11-APR-1947 (HER 31/34-35). [Mapped feature: #78669 ] |
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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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| SDV359580 | Aerial Photograph: Google. 2015. Google Earth Pro. Various. Digital. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-JUN-2006 ACCESSED 10-MAY-2017. |
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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 1:39PM |
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